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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But [a]the slack hand will be (A)put to forced labor.

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  1. Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness

24 Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

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Many a man will (A)call out his own lovingkindness,
But a (B)faithful man, who can find?

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Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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(A)A king who sits on the throne of justice
[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

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30 (A)Stripes that wound scour away evil,
And strokes reach the [a]innermost parts of the body.

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  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the stomach

30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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11 He who loves (A)purity of heart
And (B)grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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It is the glory of God to (A)conceal a matter,
But the glory of (B)kings is to search out a matter.

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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
    to search out a matter is the glory of kings.(A)

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Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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21 To [a](A)show partiality is not good,
(B)Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

21 To show partiality(A) is not good(B)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(C)

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12 If a (A)ruler pays attention to a lying word,
All his ministers become wicked.

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12 If a ruler(A) listens to lies,
    all his officials become wicked.(B)

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19 A slave will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no answer.

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19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
    though they understand, they will not respond.

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21 He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be [a]arrogant.

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  1. Proverbs 29:21 Or a son

21 A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

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