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Proverbs 20:28
New Living Translation
Proverbs 20:28
New Living Translation
28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.
Proverbs 20:28
Common English Bible
Proverbs 20:28
Common English Bible
28 Kindness and faithfulness protect the king;
he supports his throne by kindness.
Proverbs 20:28
New International Version
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 21:8
New Living Translation
Proverbs 21:8
New Living Translation
8 The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.
Proverbs 21:8
Common English Bible
Proverbs 21:8
Common English Bible
8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
but the behavior of those who do right is pure.
Proverbs 21:8
New International Version
Proverbs 21:8
New International Version
8 The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:29
New Living Translation
Proverbs 21:29
New Living Translation
29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
Proverbs 21:29
Common English Bible
Proverbs 21:29
Common English Bible
29 The wicked person appears brash,
but the virtuous think about the path ahead.
Proverbs 21:29
New International Version
Proverbs 21:29
New International Version
29 The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)
Proverbs 22:10-11
New Living Translation
Proverbs 22:10-11
New Living Translation
10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
11 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.
Proverbs 22:10-11
Common English Bible
Proverbs 22:10-11
Common English Bible
10 Remove the mocker and conflict disappears;
judgment and shame also stop.
11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
Proverbs 22:10-11
New International Version
Proverbs 22:10-11
New International Version
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(A)
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(B)
Proverbs 23:1-3
New Living Translation
Proverbs 23:1-3
New Living Translation
23 While dining with a ruler,
pay attention to what is put before you.
2 If you are a big eater,
put a knife to your throat;
3 don’t desire all the delicacies,
for he might be trying to trick you.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Common English Bible
Proverbs 23:1-3
Common English Bible
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
carefully consider what is in front of you.
2 Place a knife at your throat
to control your appetite.
3 Don’t long for the ruler’s delicacies;
the food misleads.
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:6-8
New Living Translation
Proverbs 23:6-8
New Living Translation
6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;
don’t desire their delicacies.
7 They are always thinking about how much it costs.[a]
“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
8 You will throw up what little you’ve eaten,
and your compliments will be wasted.
Footnotes
- 23:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 23:6-8
Common English Bible
Proverbs 23:6-8
Common English Bible
6 Don’t eat food with stingy people;
don’t long for their delicacies,
7 because they are like a hair in the throat.[a]
They say to you, “Eat and drink!”
but they don’t mean it.
8 You will eat scraps and vomit them out.
You will waste your pleasant words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:7 LXX; Heb uncertain
Proverbs 23:6-8
New International Version
Proverbs 23:6-8
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Saying 9
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
Proverbs 25:5
New Living Translation
Proverbs 25:5
New Living Translation
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s court,
and his reign will be made secure by justice.
Proverbs 25:5
Common English Bible
Proverbs 25:5
Common English Bible
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 26:6
New Living Translation
Proverbs 26:6
New Living Translation
6 Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
Proverbs 26:6
Common English Bible
Proverbs 26:6
Common English Bible
6 Sending messages with a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.
Proverbs 26:6
New International Version
Proverbs 26:6
New International Version
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(A)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Proverbs 26:10
New Living Translation
Proverbs 26:10
New Living Translation
10 An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.
Proverbs 26:10
Common English Bible
Proverbs 26:10
Common English Bible
10 Like an archer who wounds someone randomly,
so is one who hires a fool or a passerby.
Proverbs 26:10
New International Version
Proverbs 26:10
New International Version
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
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