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Proverbs 4:14-19
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 4:14-19
Christian Standard Bible
14 Keep off the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.
15 Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.
16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.(B)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,(C)
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(D)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(E)
Proverbs 4:14-19
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Proverbs 4:14-19
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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
16 For they cannot rest until they do evil;(B)
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.(C)
Proverbs 4:14-19
King James Version
Proverbs 4:14-19
King James Version
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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Proverbs 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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7 Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)
Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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7 Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
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Proverbs 16:19
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Proverbs 16:19
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Footnotes
- 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted
Proverbs 16:19
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Proverbs 16:19
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19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19
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Proverbs 16:19
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19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
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Proverbs 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;(A)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(A)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
Proverbs 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Don’t make friends with an angry person,[a]
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,(A)
25 or you will learn his ways(B)
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Footnotes
- 22:24 Lit with a master of anger
Proverbs 22:24-25
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.(A)
Proverbs 22:24-25
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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Saying 9
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
Proverbs 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine(A)
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.(B)
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.(C)
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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