Proverbs 17:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 An evil person promotes only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:19-20
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 A person who loves sin loves conflict.
A person who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 A crooked mind does not find good.
A perverted tongue will fall into disaster.
Proverbs 17:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 Wisdom is right in front of a discerning person,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the end of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who is a loner seeks his own desires.
He fights against all sound judgment.
2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinions.
Proverbs 20:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 “It’s no good! It’s no good!” says the buyer,
but then he goes away and brags.
Proverbs 21:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 A wicked person puts on a bold front,
but an upright person gives thought to[a] his way.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 The translation follows an alternate Hebrew reading. The main Hebrew reading is establishes.
Proverbs 22:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 Drive away a scoffer, and conflict leaves.
Quarrels and insults cease.
Proverbs 22:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps trouble,
and the rod that inflicts his fury will be destroyed.
Proverbs 22:26
Evangelical Heritage Version
26 Do not be among those who shake hands to guarantee debts.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
pay close attention to what is put in front of you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.
3 Do not crave his delicious food.
That food is deceptive.
Proverbs 23:6-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Do not eat the food of a miser.
Do not crave his delicious food,
7 because he is calculating how much things cost him.
So when he says to you, “Eat and drink,”
he does not mean it.
8 You will vomit up the little bit you ate
and spoil your pleasant conversation.
9 Do not speak within earshot of a fool,
because he will despise your sensible words.
Proverbs 26:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 It is like cutting off your own feet or drinking violence[a]
when a person sends messages in the hand of a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:6 Or poison
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