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Proverbs 14:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 14:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 The talk of fools is a rod for their backs,[a]
but the lips of the wise preserve them.(A)
4 Where there are no oxen, there is no grain;
abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
5 A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.(B)
Footnotes
- 14.3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride
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