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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 An angry king is like a roaring lion.
Making him angry may cost you your life.
Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 Lazy farmers don’t plow when they should;
they expect a harvest, but there is none.
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 When a king sits on his throne to judge,
he knows evil when he sees it.
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:12
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Proverbs 20:12
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12 The Lord has made both these things:
ears to hear and eyes to see.
Proverbs 20:12
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Proverbs 20:12
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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
the Lord has made them both.(A)
Proverbs 20:14
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Proverbs 20:14
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14 Buyers say, “This is bad. It’s no good.”
Then they go away and brag about what they bought.
Proverbs 20:14
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Proverbs 20:14
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14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
Proverbs 20:16
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Proverbs 20:16
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16 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s debts,
and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.
Proverbs 20:16
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Proverbs 20:16
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Proverbs 20:26
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Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise king sorts out the evil people,
and he punishes them as they deserve.
Proverbs 20:26
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Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
he drives the threshing wheel over them.(A)
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