Proverbs 12:24
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness
Proverbs 12:24
Common English Bible
24 A hard worker is in charge,
while a lazy one will be sentenced to hard labor.
Proverbs 17:10-11
Legacy Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:10-11
Common English Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
11 Evil people seek only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
Proverbs 20:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:6
Common English Bible
6 Many people will say that they are loyal,
but who can find a reliable person?
Proverbs 20:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts
Proverbs 20:8
Common English Bible
8 A king who sits on his judgment throne
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:30
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the stomach
Proverbs 20:30
Common English Bible
30 Blows and bruises remove evil;
beatings cleanse the inner parts.
Proverbs 22:11
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:11
Common English Bible
11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
Proverbs 25:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 It is the glory of God to (A)conceal a matter,
But the glory of (B)kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2
Common English Bible
2 It is the glory of God to hide something
and the glory of kings to discover something.
Proverbs 25:5
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:5
Common English Bible
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 28:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
Proverbs 28:21
Common English Bible
21 Those who show favoritism aren’t good;
people do wrong for a crust of bread.
Proverbs 29:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 If a (A)ruler pays attention to a lying word,
All his ministers become wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
Common English Bible
12 If a ruler listens to lies,
those who serve him will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 A slave will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no answer.
Proverbs 29:19
Common English Bible
19 Servants aren’t disciplined by words;
they might understand, but they don’t respond.
Proverbs 29:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be [a]arrogant.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 Or a son
Proverbs 29:21
Common English Bible
21 Pamper servants from a young age,
and later on there will be trouble.
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