Proverbs 17:10-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:11 Or a merciless angel
Proverbs 17:10-11
Common English Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
11 Evil people seek only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
Proverbs 19:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your end
Proverbs 19:20
Common English Bible
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
so you might grow wise in the future.
Proverbs 19:27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
Common English Bible
27 If, my child, you stop listening to discipline,
you will wander away from words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.(A)
Proverbs 20:2
Common English Bible
2 A king is as terrifying as a lion’s growl.
Those who anger him may lose their life.
Proverbs 20:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?(A)
Proverbs 20:6
Common English Bible
6 Many people will say that they are loyal,
but who can find a reliable person?
Proverbs 20:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.(A)
Proverbs 20:8
Common English Bible
8 A king who sits on his judgment throne
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
if his behavior is pure and upright.(A)
Proverbs 20:11
Common English Bible
11 Even young people are known by their actions,
whether their conduct is pure and upright.
Proverbs 20:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly
Proverbs 20:30
Common English Bible
30 Blows and bruises remove evil;
beatings cleanse the inner parts.
Proverbs 21:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 A king’s heart is like streams of water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever He chooses.(A)
Proverbs 21:1
Common English Bible
21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
he directs it wherever he wants.
Proverbs 22:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:11
Common English Bible
11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
Proverbs 25:2-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter(A)
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
4 Remove impurities from silver,(B)
and a vessel will be produced[a] for a silversmith.(C)
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(D)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(E)
6 Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
7 for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.[b](F)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:4 Lit will come out; Ex 32:24
- Proverbs 25:7 Lit you before a noble whom your eyes see
Proverbs 25:2-7
Common English Bible
2 It is the glory of God to hide something
and the glory of kings to discover something.
3 Like the high heavens and the depths of the earth,
so the mind of a king is unsearchable.
4 Remove the dross from the silver,
and a vessel will come out for the refiner.
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
or stand in the place of important people,
7 because it is better that he say to you,
“Come up here,”
than to be demoted before a ruler.
What your eyes see,
Proverbs 27:18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 Whoever tends a fig tree(A) will eat its fruit,(B)
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:18
Common English Bible
18 Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and those who look after their master will be honored.
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