24 Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)

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24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)

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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger[a](A) will be sent against him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:11 Or a merciless angel

Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?(A)

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When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

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A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.(A)

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30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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30 Lashes and wounds purge away evil,(A)
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(A)

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

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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter(A)
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

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remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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

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21 To show partiality(A) is not good(B)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(C)

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21 It is not good to show partiality(A)
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.(B)

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12 If a ruler(A) listens to lies,
    all his officials become wicked.(B)

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12 If a ruler listens to lies,(A)
all his officials will be wicked.

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19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
    though they understand, they will not respond.

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19 A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.(A)

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21 A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

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21 A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[a] later on.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:21 Hb obscure