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Proverbs 24:23
New English Translation
Proverbs 24:23
New English Translation
Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These sayings also are from the wise:
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- Proverbs 24:23 tn Heb “to recognize faces”; KJV, ASV “to have respect of persons”; NLT “to show favoritism.”
- Proverbs 24:23 tn Heb “not good.” This is a figure known as tapeinosis—a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is terrible!”
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