Proverbs 24:7-9
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8 One who (C)plans to do evil,
People will call a [a]schemer.
9 The (D)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Or deviser of evil
Proverbs 24:26
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26 One who gives [a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest
Proverbs 25:10-11
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10 Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not [a]pass away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:10 Lit return
- Proverbs 25:11 Lit its time
Proverbs 25:14
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:14 Lit in a gift of falsehood
Proverbs 25:24
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24 It is (A)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
Proverbs 26:17
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17 Like one who takes a dog by the ears,
So is one who passes by and [a]meddles with (A)strife not belonging to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:17 Lit infuriates himself
Proverbs 26:20
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Proverbs 26:21
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21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a (A)contentious person to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:28
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 27:14
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14 (A)One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be considered a curse to him.
Proverbs 28:25
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat
Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see a person who is (A)hasty with his words?
There is (B)more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:22
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22 An (A)angry person stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.
Proverbs 30:5-6
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5 Every (A)word of God is [a]pure;
He is a (B)shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6 (C)Do not add to His words
Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:5 Lit refined
Proverbs 30:10
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10 Do not slander a slave to his master,
Or he will (A)curse you and you will be found guilty.
Proverbs 30:14
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14 There is a [a]kind of person whose (A)teeth are like swords
And his (B)jaw teeth like knives,
To (C)devour the poor from the earth
And the needy from among mankind.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:14 Or generation
Proverbs 31:26
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:26 Or law
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