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Proverbs 17:10-11
21st Century King James Version
Proverbs 17:10-11
21st Century King James Version
10 A reproof entereth deeper into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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Proverbs 17:10-11
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Proverbs 17:10-11
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10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 [a]An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:11 Or, A rebellious man (Hebrew Rebellion) seeketh only evil
Proverbs 17:10-11
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Proverbs 17:10-11
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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.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Hear counsel, and receive [a]instruction,
That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Or, correction
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:27
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth thee to err from the words of knowledge.
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
Only to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 The wrath of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
He that [a]provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own [b]life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Or, angereth himself against him
- Proverbs 20:2 Hebrew soul.
Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:6
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6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man, who can find?
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Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:6
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6 [a]Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness;
But a faithful man who can find?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:6 Or, Many a man will meet one that is kind to him
Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many claim to have unfailing love,
but a faithful person who can find?(A)
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
21st Century King James Version
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure and whether it be right.
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Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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30 The bruising of a wound cleanseth away evil—so also do stripes the inward parts of the being.
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Proverbs 20:30
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30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil;
And strokes reach the innermost parts.
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Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, He turneth it whithersoever He will.
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Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses:
He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.(A)
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