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Proverbs 25:27
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Proverbs 25:27
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- Proverbs 25:27 Lit their
Proverbs 25:27
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Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat much honey,
so be sparing of complimentary words.[a]
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- Proverbs 25:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr Tg: Heb searching out their glory is glory
Proverbs 25:27
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Proverbs 25:27
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Proverbs 25:27
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Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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Proverbs 27:1-2
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Proverbs 27:1-2
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27 (A)Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you (B)do not know what a day may bring forth.
2 Let a (C)stranger praise you, and not your own mouth;
A foreigner, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2
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Proverbs 27:1-2
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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2
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Proverbs 27:1-2
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2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)
Proverbs 27:1-2
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Proverbs 27:1-2
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27 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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- Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
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Proverbs 28:25
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Proverbs 28:25
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- Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat
Proverbs 28:25
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Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy man stirs up strife,
but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
Proverbs 28:25
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Proverbs 28:25
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Proverbs 28:25
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Proverbs 28:25
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25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
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Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 29:23
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23 A man’s pride will bring him low,
but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 29:23
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23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
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Proverbs 30:2-4
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Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 Surely I am more (A)senseless than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of mankind.
3 Neither have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I know the (B)knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has (C)ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the (D)wind in His fists?
Who has (E)wrapped the waters in [a]His garment?
Who has [b](F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His (G)name? And what is His (H)Son’s name?
Surely you know!
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- Proverbs 30:4 Lit the
- Proverbs 30:4 Lit raised up
Proverbs 30:2-4
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Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is his son’s name?
Surely you know!
Proverbs 30:2-4
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Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(A)
4 Who has gone up(B) to heaven and come down?
Whose hands(C) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(D) in a cloak?(E)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(F) and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
Proverbs 30:2-4
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Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
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