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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But [a]the slack hand will be (A)put to forced labor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness

24 A hard worker is in charge,
    while a lazy one will be sentenced to hard labor.

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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.

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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.

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Many a man will (A)call out his own lovingkindness,
But a (B)faithful man, who can find?

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Many people will say that they are loyal,
    but who can find a reliable person?

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(A)A king who sits on the throne of justice
[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

A king who sits on his judgment throne
    sifts out all evil with his eyes.

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30 (A)Stripes that wound scour away evil,
And strokes reach the [a]innermost parts of the body.

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  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the stomach

30 Blows and bruises remove evil;
    beatings cleanse the inner parts.

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11 He who loves (A)purity of heart
And (B)grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

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11 Those who love a pure heart—
    their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.

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It is the glory of God to (A)conceal a matter,
But the glory of (B)kings is to search out a matter.

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It is the glory of God to hide something
    and the glory of kings to discover something.

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Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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21 To [a](A)show partiality is not good,
(B)Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

21 Those who show favoritism aren’t good;
    people do wrong for a crust of bread.

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12 If a (A)ruler pays attention to a lying word,
All his ministers become wicked.

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12 If a ruler listens to lies,
    those who serve him will be wicked.

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19 A slave will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no answer.

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19 Servants aren’t disciplined by words;
    they might understand, but they don’t respond.

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21 He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be [a]arrogant.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:21 Or a son

21 Pamper servants from a young age,
    and later on there will be trouble.

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