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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;
He who provokes him to anger (A)sins against his own soul.
Proverbs 20:2
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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 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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- Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 The slacker does not plow during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit plow in winter
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit inquires
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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- Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts
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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 20:12
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Proverbs 20:12
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12 The hearing (A)ear and the seeing eye,
Yahweh has made both of them.
Proverbs 20:12
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Proverbs 20:12
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12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.(A)
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 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
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Proverbs 20:14
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14 “It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
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 his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
Proverbs 20:16
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Proverbs 20:16
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16 Take his garment,[a]
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:16 A debtor’s outer garment was held as collateral.
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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Proverbs 20:26
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Proverbs 20:26
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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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