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11 [a]An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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  1. Proverbs 17:11 Or, A rebellious man (Hebrew Rebellion) seeketh only evil

19 [a]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into [b]mischief.

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  1. Proverbs 17:19 Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
  2. Proverbs 17:20 Or, calamity

24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

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18 He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And [a]rageth against all sound wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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  1. Proverbs 18:1 Or, quarrelleth with

14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;
But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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29 A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, [a]he establisheth his ways.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is, he considereth his way.

10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

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He that soweth iniquity shall reap [a]calamity;
And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

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  1. Proverbs 22:8 Or, vanity

26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands,
Or of them that are sureties for debts.

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23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
Consider diligently [a]him that is before thee;
[b]And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
Be not desirous of his dainties;
Seeing they are deceitful food.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or, what
  2. Proverbs 23:2 Or, For thou wilt put

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainties:
For [a]as he thinketh within himself, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
And lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or, as one that reckoneth

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

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