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Proverbs 27:2-4
New Century Version
Proverbs 27:2-4
New Century Version
2 Don’t praise yourself. Let someone else do it.
Let the praise come from a stranger and not from your own mouth.
3 Stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a complaining fool is worse than either.
4 Anger is cruel and destroys like a flood,
but no one can put up with jealousy!
Proverbs 27:2-4
New International Version
Proverbs 27:2-4
New International Version
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.(A)
3 Stone is heavy and sand(B) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(C)
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