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29 (A)Do not say, “As he did to me so I shall do to him;
I will [a]render to the man according to his work.”

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  1. Proverbs 24:29 Lit bring back

21 (A)If [a]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [b]heap burning coals on his head,
And (B)Yahweh will repay you.

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  1. Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
  2. Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up

28 Like a (A)city that is broken into and without a wall
Is a man (B)without restraint over his spirit.

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Wrath is cruelty and anger is a flood,
But (A)who can stand before jealousy?

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Scoffers [a](A)set a city aflame,
But (B)wise men turn away anger.
When a wise man is brought into judgment with a man who is an ignorant fool,
[b]The ignorant fool both rages and laughs, and there is no rest.

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  1. Proverbs 29:8 Lit breathe out
  2. Proverbs 29:9 Lit He

11 A (A)fool [a]lets out all of his spirit,
But a (B)wise man holds it back.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit

22 An (A)angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

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32 If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,
Or if you have schemed evil, (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk brings forth butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
And pressing (B)anger brings forth strife.

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