35 They conceive trouble(A) and give birth to evil;
their womb(B) prepares deception.(C)

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35 They conceive trouble(A) and give birth to evil;(B)
    their womb fashions deceit.”

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19 My heart[a] is like unvented wine;
it is about to burst like new wineskins.(A)

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  1. 32:19 Lit belly

19 inside I am like bottled-up wine,
    like new wineskins ready to burst.(A)

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27 The Lord’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,[a]
searching the innermost parts.[b](A)

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  1. 20:27 Lit breath
  2. 20:27 Lit the chambers of the belly

27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

30 Lashes and wounds purge away evil,(A)
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.[a]

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  1. 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly

30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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