25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

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25 The greedy stir up conflict,(A)
    but those who trust in the Lord(B) will prosper.

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25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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But godliness with contentment(A) is great gain.(B)

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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
    and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)

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24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

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24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

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30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
    and good news gives health to the bones.(A)

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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

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12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(A) is the one who trusts in you.

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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

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“But blessed(A) is the one who trusts(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(E)

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11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

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11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
    and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
    like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.

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