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Proverbs 13:15-17
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15 (A)Good sense wins (B)favor,
    but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.[a]
16 (C)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
    (D)but a fool flaunts his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
    but (E)a faithful envoy brings healing.

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  1. Proverbs 13:15 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut
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Proverbs 13:15-17
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15 Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]

16 All who are prudent act with[b] knowledge,
    but fools expose(A) their folly.(B)

17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,(C)
    but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through
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