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Proverbs 4:14-19
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Proverbs 4:14-19
Legacy Standard Bible
14 (A)Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, do not pass by it;
(B)Stray from it and pass on.
16 For they (C)do not sleep unless they do evil;
And [a]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17 For they (D)eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the (E)path of the righteous is like the (F)light of dawn,
That (G)shines brighter and brighter until the (H)fullness of day.
19 The (I)way of the wicked is like thick darkness;
They do not know over what they [b](J)stumble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:16 Lit their sleep is robbed
- Proverbs 4:19 Or may stumble
Proverbs 4:14-19
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Proverbs 4:14-19
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14 In the path of the wicked do not go;
do not walk in the way of those who do evil.
15 Avoid it; do not transgress it;
turn away from it and pass by.
16 For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong,
and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
17 For they ate the bread of wickedness,
and they drank the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn,
leading and shining until the day is full.[a]
19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;
they do not know what they stumble over.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:18 Literally “is correct”
Proverbs 4:14-19
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Proverbs 4:14-19
New International Version
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 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 (A)He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend 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 be wise,
but as for the companion of fools, he 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 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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7 Leave the (A)presence of a fool,
As you have not known lips of knowledge there.
Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Literally “from the presence belonging to a man of foolishness”
- Proverbs 14:7 Literally “lips of knowledge”
Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
New International Version
7 Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 16:19
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Proverbs 16:19
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Proverbs 16:19
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Proverbs 16:19
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19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
than dividing the spoil with the proud.
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 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 He who (A)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with [a](B)one of loose lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips
Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 He reveals a secret, he who walks about with gossip,
and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.
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 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 (A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
He who keeps his soul will be 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 perverse;
he who guards himself[a] will keep away from them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:5 Or “soul,” or “life”
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 22:24-25
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of (A)great wrath,
25 Lest you (B)learn his ways
And take on a snare against your soul.
Proverbs 22:24-25
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Do not befriend an owner[a] of anger,[b]
and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
25 lest you learn his way
and become entangled in a snare to yourself.[c]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:24 Or “master”
- Proverbs 22:24 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 22:25 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish man,
And do not desire his delicacies;
7 For as he [b]calculates in his soul, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
But (C)his heart is not with you.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten,
And you will corrupt your pleasant words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
- Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
Proverbs 23:6-8
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy,[a]
and do not desire his delicacies.
7 For, like hair in his throat,[b] so it is.[c]
“Eat and drink!” he will say to you,
but his heart will not be with you.
8 Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up,
and you will waste your pleasant words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Literally “stingy of eye”
- Proverbs 23:7 Literally “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 23:7 Or “is he”
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 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Do not be with (A)heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with (B)gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the (C)heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And (D)drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Do not be among drinkers of wine,
among gluttonous eaters of their meat.[a]
21 For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor,
and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:20 Literally “meat for them”
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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