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Proverbs 24:5-6
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Proverbs 24:5-6
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5 Wise people ·have great power [or are mightier than strong people],
and those with knowledge ·have [or than those with] great strength.
6 So you need ·advice [guidance] when you go to war.
If you have lots of ·good advice [counselors], you will win.
Proverbs 24:5-6
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Proverbs 24:5-6
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5
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power;(A)
6
For by wise guidance you can wage your war,
And in an abundance of [wise] counselors there is victory and safety.
Proverbs 24:5-6
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Proverbs 24:5-6
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Saying 22
5 The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
6 Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.(A)
Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 First, ·finish your outside work [execute/establish your affairs in public]
and prepare your fields.
After that, you can build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27
Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
[a]Afterward build your house and establish a home.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:27 Establishing your priorities and proceeding in an orderly manner brings its own reward.
Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:4-5
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4 ·Remove [Separate] the ·scum [dross] from the silver,
so ·the silver can be used by the silversmith [L a vessel will come out for refining].
5 ·Remove [Separate] wicked people from the king’s presence;
then his ·government [L throne] will be ·honest and last a long time [L established in righteousness].
Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:4-5
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4
Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].(A)
5
Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
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15 With patience you can convince a ruler,
and a ·gentle [tender] word ·can get through to the hard-headed [L breaks bone].
Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
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15
By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].(A)
Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 If a king is ·fair [just], he makes his country ·strong [stable],
but if he ·takes gifts dishonestly [heavily taxes/extorts it], he tears his country down [1 Sam. 12:10–18].
Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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4
The king establishes (stabilizes) the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.
Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges poor people ·fairly [in truth; reliably],
his ·government [L throne] will ·continue [be established] forever.
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14
If a king faithfully and truthfully judges the poor,
His throne shall be established forever.
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
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