Proverbs 16:27-30
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27 Scoundrels concoct evil,
and their speech is like a scorching fire.(A)
28 A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.(B)
29 The violent entice their neighbors
and lead them in a way that is not good.(C)
30 One who winks the eyes plans[a] perverse things;
one who compresses the lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- 16.30 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb to plan
Proverbs 16:27-30
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27 Worthless people dig up trouble;
their lips are like a scorching fire.
28 Destructive people produce conflict;
gossips alienate close friends.
29 Violent people entice their neighbors
and walk them down a path that isn’t good.
30 Those who wink their eye plot destruction;
those who purse their lips plan evil.
Proverbs 17:4
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4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
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4 An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:9
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9 One who forgives an affront fosters friendship,
but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.(A)
Proverbs 17:9
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9 One who seeks love conceals an offense,
but one who repeats it divides friends.
Proverbs 17:19-20
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19 One who loves transgression loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.(A)
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,
and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.(B)
Proverbs 17:19-20
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19 Those who love an offense love a quarrel;
those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.
20 Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 The discerning person looks to wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.(A)
Proverbs 17:24
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24 Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding,
but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 The one who lives alone is self-indulgent,
showing contempt for all sound judgment.[a]
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.(A)
Footnotes
- 18.1 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 Unfriendly people look out for themselves;
they bicker with sensible people.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing their opinion.
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.(A)
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor plead for help,
but the wealthy answer harshly.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but the poor are left friendless.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Riches increase one’s friends,
but the poor lose their friends.
Proverbs 19:6
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6 Many seek the favor of the generous,
and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.(A)
Proverbs 19:6
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6 Many seek favor from rulers;
everyone befriends a gift giver.
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many proclaim themselves loyal,
but who can find one worthy of trust?(A)
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many people will say that they are loyal,
but who can find a reliable person?
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on his judgment throne
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:14
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
then goes away and boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
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14 The buyer says, “Bad, bad,”
but then goes away and brags.
Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a babbler.(A)
Proverbs 20:19
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19 Gossips reveal secrets;
don’t associate with those who talk too much.
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