Proverbs 16:27-30
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27 A (A)worthless man digs up evil,
While [a]his words are like (B)scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
29 A man of violence (C)entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips
Proverbs 17:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood
Proverbs 17:9
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9 He who (A)conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 17:19-20
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19 He who (A)loves transgression loves strife;
He who (B)raises his door seeks destruction.
20 He who has a crooked [a]mind (C)finds no good,
And he who is (D)perverted in his language falls into evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:20 Lit heart
Proverbs 17:24
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24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He [a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only (B)in revealing his own [b]mind.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:1 Lit breaks out
- Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart
Proverbs 18:23
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 (A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:6
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6 (A)Many will seek the favor of a [a]generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who (B)gives gifts.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:6 Or noble
Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts
Proverbs 20:14
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
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)a gossip.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips
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