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31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
    when it sparkles in the cup
    and goes down smoothly.

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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 desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from 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 Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
    be gracious to me[a] according to your word.(A)

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  1. 119.37 Q ms: MT give me life

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

It happened, late one afternoon when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.(A)

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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,[a] tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,[b](A)

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  1. 9.47 Or stumble
  2. 9.47 Gk 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 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
    and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes,(A)

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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 everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A) 29 If your right eye causes you to sin,[a] tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.[b](B) 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin,[c] cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.[d]

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  1. 5.29 Or stumble
  2. 5.29 Gk Gehenna
  3. 5.30 Or stumble
  4. 5.30 Gk Gehenna

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 Rebukes Job

33 “But now, hear my speech, O Job,
    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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