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Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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29 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior,
and anyone who has control of his spirit is better
than someone who captures a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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Proverbs 19:11
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Proverbs 19:11
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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11
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Proverbs 19:11
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11 A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.
Proverbs 19:11
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Proverbs 19:11
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11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Things to Avoid in Life
23 Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler,
carefully think about what is before you.
2 Put a knife to your own throat,
if you have a big appetite.[a]
3 Don’t crave his delicacies,
because the meal is deceptive.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:2 Lit. a master of an appetite
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
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Proverbs 25:28
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Proverbs 25:28
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28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:28
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Proverbs 25:28
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28 Like a city with breached walls
is a man without self-control.
Proverbs 25:28
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Proverbs 25:28
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28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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Advice on Life and Justice
29 After many rebukes, the stiff-necked man
will be broken incurably, without any warning.
Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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29 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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