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Proverbs 6:27-35
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Proverbs 6:27-35
New International Version
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
29 So is he who sleeps(A) with another man’s wife;(B)
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(C)
though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32 But a man who commits adultery(D) has no sense;(E)
whoever does so destroys himself.
33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,
and his shame will never(F) be wiped away.
Proverbs 6:27-35
King James Version
Proverbs 6:27-35
King James Version
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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Proverbs 8:6-23
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Proverbs 8:6-23
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6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,(A)
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,(B)
11 for wisdom is more precious(C) than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(D)
12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.(E)
13 To fear the Lord(F) is to hate evil;(G)
I hate(H) pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.(I)
15 By me kings reign
and rulers(J) issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,(K)
and nobles—all who rule on earth.[a]
17 I love those who love me,(L)
and those who seek me find me.(M)
18 With me are riches and honor,(N)
enduring wealth and prosperity.(O)
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;(P)
what I yield surpasses choice silver.(Q)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(R)
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.(S)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
- Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
- Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work
Proverbs 8:6-23
King James Version
Proverbs 8:6-23
King James Version
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
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Proverbs 8:26
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Proverbs 8:26
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26 before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.(A)
Proverbs 8:26
King James Version
Proverbs 8:26
King James Version
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
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Proverbs 8:27
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Proverbs 8:27
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Proverbs 8:27
King James Version
Proverbs 8:27
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27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
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