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Proverbs 17:26
New International Version
Proverbs 17:26
New International Version
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
Proverbs 17:26
Common English Bible
Proverbs 17:26
Common English Bible
26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
to strike the honorable for their integrity.
Proverbs 17:26
King James Version
Proverbs 17:26
King James Version
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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Proverbs 25:6-7
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Proverbs 25:6-7
New International Version
6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
Proverbs 25:6-7
Common English Bible
Proverbs 25:6-7
Common English Bible
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 25:6-7
King James Version
Proverbs 25:6-7
King James Version
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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