21 But they [a]held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:21 were silent

21 But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”(A)

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Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.

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Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.(A)

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(A)“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

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“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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13 Therefore (A)the prudent keep silent at that time,
For it is an evil time.

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13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(A) in such times,
    for the times are evil.(B)

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“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
(A)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(A)
Do not rebuke mockers(B) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(C)

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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”

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Psalm 39[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

I said, “I will watch my ways(A)
    and keep my tongue from sin;(B)
I will put a muzzle on my mouth(C)
    while in the presence of the wicked.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.

13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth is no response.

15 For [a]in You, O Lord, (A)I hope;
You will [b]hear, O Lord my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:15 I wait for You, O Lord
  2. Psalm 38:15 answer

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(A)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait(B) for you;
    you will answer,(C) Lord my God.

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37 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah (A)with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

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37 Then Eliakim(A) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn,(B) and told him what the field commander had said.

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26 (A)Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in (B)Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in [a]Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

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  1. 2 Kings 18:26 Lit. Judean

26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the field commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic,(A) since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”

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