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Proverbs 30:31-33
English Standard Version
Proverbs 30:31-33
English Standard Version
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
(B)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:31 Or the magpie, or the greyhound; Hebrew girt-of-loins
- Proverbs 30:31 Or against whom there is no rising up
Proverbs 30:31-33
New International Version
Proverbs 30:31-33
New International Version
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[a]
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!(A)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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