Proverbs 17:11
Revised Standard Version
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:19-20
Revised Standard Version
19 He who loves transgression loves strife;
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 A man of crooked mind does not prosper,
and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17:24
Revised Standard Version
24 A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
Revised Standard Version
18 He who is estranged[a] seeks pretexts[b]
to break out against all sound judgment.
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:1 Heb separated
- Proverbs 18:1 Gk Vg: Heb desire
Proverbs 20:14
Revised Standard Version
14 “It is bad, it is bad,” says the buyer;
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
Proverbs 21:29
Revised Standard Version
29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but an upright man considers[a] his ways.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is establishes
Proverbs 22:10
Revised Standard Version
10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
Proverbs 22:8
Revised Standard Version
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
Proverbs 22:26
Revised Standard Version
26 Be not one of those who give pledges,
who become surety for debts.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Revised Standard Version
23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
observe carefully what[a] is before you;
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are a man given to appetite.
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:6-9
Revised Standard Version
6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy;
do not desire his delicacies;
7 for he is like one who is inwardly reckoning.[a]
“Eat and drink!” he says to you;
but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the morsels which you have eaten,
and waste your pleasant words.
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:7 Heb obscure
Proverbs 26:6
Revised Standard Version
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
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