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Proverbs 20:28
Legacy Standard Bible

28 Lovingkindness and (A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.

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Proverbs 20:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible

28 Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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Proverbs 21
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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of a guilty man is (A)perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

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Proverbs 21:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible

8 A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.(B)

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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man [a](A)displays a brazen face,
But as for the (B)upright, he establishes his way.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
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Proverbs 21:29
Holman Christian Standard Bible

29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.

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Proverbs 21:29
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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 22:10-11
Legacy Standard Bible

10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.
11 He who loves (B)purity of heart
And (C)grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

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Proverbs 22:10-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible

10 Drive out a mocker,(A) and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.(B)

11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(C)

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Proverbs 22:10-11
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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)

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Proverbs 21
Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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The Fear of Yahweh

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Understand well [a]what is before you,
2 So you should put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)man of appetite.
3 Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is bread of falsehood.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
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Proverbs 23:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big[b] appetite;
3 don’t desire his choice food,(A)
for that food is deceptive.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
  2. Proverbs 23:2 Lit you are the master of an
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Saying 7

23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
    note well what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
    for that food is deceptive.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
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Proverbs 23:6-8
Legacy Standard Bible

6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish man,
And do not desire his delicacies;
7 For as he [b]calculates in his soul, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
But (C)his heart is not with you.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten,
And you will corrupt your pleasant words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
  2. Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
  3. Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,[a](A)
and don’t desire his choice food,(B)
7 for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.[b](C)
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.(D)
8 You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
and waste your pleasant words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Lit eat bread of an evil eye
  2. Proverbs 23:7 LXX reads it is like someone swallowing a hair in the throat
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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Saying 9

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)
7 for he is the kind of person
    who is always thinking about the cost.[a]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten
    and will have wasted your compliments.

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  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
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Proverbs 25:5
Legacy Standard Bible

5 Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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Proverbs 25:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible

5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)

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Proverbs 25:5
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5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 26:6
Legacy Standard Bible

6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends words by the hand of a fool.

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Proverbs 26:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible

6 The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand(A)
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.(B)

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Proverbs 26:6
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6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(A)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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Proverbs 27
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Proverbs 26:10
Legacy Standard Bible

10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

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  1. Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But he who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
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Proverbs 26:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible

10 The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by
is like an archer who wounds everyone.

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Proverbs 26:10
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10 Like an archer who wounds at random
    is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

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