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Proverbs 17:10-11
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 17:10-11
Revised Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:10-11
American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:10-11
American Standard Version
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
New International Version
Proverbs 17:10-11
New International Version
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
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 19:20
Revised Standard Version
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Proverbs 19:20
American Standard Version
Proverbs 19:20
American Standard Version
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
New International Version
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:27
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 19:27
Revised Standard Version
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
only to stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
American Standard Version
Proverbs 19:27
American Standard Version
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
Only to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
New International Version
Proverbs 19:27
New International Version
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:2
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 20:2
Revised Standard Version
2 The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion;
he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:2
American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:2
American Standard Version
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
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but a faithful man who can find?
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
New International Version
Proverbs 20:6
New International Version
6 Many claim to have unfailing love,
but a faithful person who can find?(A)
Proverbs 20:8
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 20:8
Revised Standard Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:8
American Standard Version
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
New International Version
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:11
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 20:11
Revised Standard Version
11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
whether what he does is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:11
American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:11
American Standard Version
11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Proverbs 20:11
New International Version
Proverbs 20:11
New International Version
11 Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?
Proverbs 20:30
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 20:30
Revised Standard Version
30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:30
American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:30
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30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil;
And strokes reach the innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:30
New International Version
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 21:1
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 21:1
Revised Standard Version
21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
Proverbs 21:1
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:1
American Standard Version
21 The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses:
He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Proverbs 21:1
New International Version
Proverbs 21:1
New International Version
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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