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10 People who wink at wrong cause trouble,
    but a bold reproof promotes peace.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.

10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

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19 Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.
    Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.

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19 Do not let those gloat over me
    who are my enemies(A) without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason(B)
    maliciously wink the eye.(C)

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13 signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
    a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.

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13     who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,(B)

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10 When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church.

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10 So when I come,(A) I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers.(B) He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.(C)

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The wise are glad to be instructed,
    but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.

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The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

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21 The tongue can bring death or life;
    those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
    they are asking for a beating.

The mouths of fools are their ruin;
    they trap themselves with their lips.

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The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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12 What has taken away your reason?
    What has weakened your vision,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 15:12 Or Why do your eyes flash with anger; Hebrew reads Why do your eyes blink.

12 Why has your heart(A) carried you away,
    and why do your eyes flash,

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