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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Kindness and faithfulness protect the king;
he supports his throne by kindness.
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
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Proverbs 21:8
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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.
Proverbs 21:8
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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
but the behavior of those who do right is pure.
Proverbs 21:8
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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
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Proverbs 21:29
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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)
Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 The wicked person appears brash,
but the virtuous think about the path ahead.
Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
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Proverbs 22:10-11
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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)
Proverbs 22:10-11
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Proverbs 22:10-11
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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
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Proverbs 22:10-11
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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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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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23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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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 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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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
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 25:5
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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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5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Proverbs 26:6
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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.
Proverbs 26:6
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 Sending messages with a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.
Proverbs 26:6
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
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Proverbs 26:10
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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.
Proverbs 26:10
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Proverbs 26:10
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10 Like an archer who wounds someone randomly,
so is one who hires a fool or a passerby.
Proverbs 26:10
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Proverbs 26:10
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10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
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