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Proverbs 14:28
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Proverbs 14:28
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28 In the multitude of people is the glory of the king,
but without a population, a prince is ruined.
Proverbs 17:7
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Proverbs 17:7
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- Proverbs 17:7 Literally “A lip of fineness”
- Proverbs 17:7 Literally “only for”
- Proverbs 17:7 Literally “lip of deceit”
Proverbs 19:6
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Proverbs 19:6
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6 Many will seek favor before the generous,
and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
you shall surely observe what is before you,
2 and you shall put a knife to your throat
if you have a big appetite.[a]
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
for[b] it is food of deception.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:2 Literally “lord/master of life”
- Proverbs 23:3 Hebrew “and”
Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
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- Proverbs 25:15 Literally “With length of face”
- Proverbs 25:15 Or “strength”
Proverbs 28:2
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Proverbs 28:2
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2 By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase,
but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 A ruler listening to a word of falsehood,
all his officials are wicked.
Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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- Proverbs 29:26 Literally “faces”
- Proverbs 29:26 Literally “comes justice for a man”
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