31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it [a]swirls around smoothly;

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  1. Proverbs 23:31 goes around

31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
    when it sparkles in the cup,
    when it goes down smoothly!

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16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (A)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

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16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(A) the lust of the eyes,(B) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

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37 (A)Turn[a] away my eyes from (B)looking at worthless things,
And revive me in [b]Your way.

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Lit. Cause my eyes to pass away from
  2. Psalm 119:37 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Tg. Your words

37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life(A) according to your word.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way

Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed (A)and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he (B)saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.

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One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

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47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into [a]hell fire—

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  1. Mark 9:47 Gr. Gehenna

47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(A) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,(B)

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25 (A)Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

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25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
    or let her captivate you with her eyes.

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28 But I say to you that whoever (A)looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 (B)If your right eye causes you to [a]sin, (C)pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to [b]sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

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  1. Matthew 5:29 Lit. stumble or offend
  2. Matthew 5:30 Lit. stumble or offend

28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A) 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(B) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(C) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

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Elihu Contradicts Job

33 “But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.

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33 “But now, Job, listen(A) to my words;
    pay attention to everything I say.(B)

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