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Proverbs 17:10-11
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 17:10-11
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10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:10-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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
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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 Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Literally “after things”
Proverbs 19:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:20
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- Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your end
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 to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray[a] from sayings of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:27 Literally “in order to stray”
Proverbs 19:27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:27
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27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
New International Version
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 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;
he who provokes him forfeits his life.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 20:2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:2
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2 A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.(A)
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 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?(A)
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 who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.(A)
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even by his acts, a young man[a] will make himself known,
whether his acts are pure and upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:11 Or “young boy,” or “adolescent”
Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
if his behavior is pure and upright.(A)
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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- Proverbs 20:30 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 20:30 Literally “parts of the inmost”
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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- Proverbs 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly
Proverbs 20:30
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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 Streams of water are the heart[a] of a king in the hand of Yahweh;
wherever[b] he will desire, he will turn.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:1 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 21:1 Literally “upon all that”
Proverbs 21:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:1
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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
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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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