Proverbs 12:24
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24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)
Proverbs 17:10-11
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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Footnotes
- 17:11 Or a merciless angel
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(A)
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.(A)
Proverbs 20:30
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Footnotes
- 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly
Proverbs 22:11
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11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(A)
Proverbs 25:2
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2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter(A)
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
Proverbs 25:5
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5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)
Proverbs 28:21
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21 It is not good to show partiality(A)—
yet even a courageous person may sin for a piece of bread.(B)
Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler listens to lies,(A)
all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:19
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19 A servant cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.(A)
Proverbs 29:21
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21 A servant pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[a] later on.
Footnotes
- 29:21 Hb obscure
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