Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
One who is full loathes (B)honey,
    but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

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Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)

One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
    but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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10 (A)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who (B)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

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10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(A)

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“Blessed are those who hunger and (A)thirst (B)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(A)

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“Blessed are (A)the peacemakers, for (B)they shall be called (C)sons[a] of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface

Blessed are the peacemakers,(A)
    for they will be called children of God.(B)

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11 (A)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (B)on my account. 12 (C)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for (D)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B) 12 Rejoice and be glad,(C) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(D)

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