Proverbs 24:29
New International Version
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(A)
Proverbs 24:29
International Standard Version
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him like he did to me,
I’ll be sure to pay him back for what he did.”
Proverbs 24:29
King James Version
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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Proverbs 25:21-22
New International Version
Proverbs 25:21-22
International Standard Version
21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat;
and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
22 For you’ll be piling burning coals of shame[a] on his head
and the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:22 The Heb. lacks of shame
Proverbs 25:21-22
King James Version
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
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Proverbs 25:28
New International Version
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:28
International Standard Version
28 Like a city with breached walls
is a man without self-control.
Proverbs 25:28
King James Version
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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Proverbs 27:4
New International Version
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(A)
Proverbs 27:4
International Standard Version
4 Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms
but who can stand up to jealousy?
Proverbs 27:4
King James Version
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
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Proverbs 29:8-9
New International Version
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.(A)
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
Proverbs 29:8-9
International Standard Version
8 Scornful men enflame a city,
but the wise defuse anger.
9 When a wise man has a dispute with a fool,
the fool either rages or laughs without relief.
Proverbs 29:8-9
King James Version
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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Proverbs 29:11
New International Version
Proverbs 29:11
International Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit
- Proverbs 29:11 The Heb. lacks to himself
Proverbs 29:11
King James Version
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
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Proverbs 29:22
New International Version
22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)
Proverbs 29:22
International Standard Version
22 An angry man stirs up arguments,
and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.
Proverbs 29:22
King James Version
22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
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Proverbs 30:32-33
New International Version
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!(A)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Proverbs 30:32-33
International Standard Version
32 If you’ve foolishly exalted yourself
or if you’ve plotted evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
33 Just as whipping milk produces butter,
and twisting the nose causes bleeding,
so also stirring up anger produces contention.
Proverbs 30:32-33
King James Version
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
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