Proverbs 17:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:19-20
Legacy Standard Bible
19 He who (A)loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
20 He who has a crooked heart (C)finds no good,
And he who is (D)perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
Proverbs 17:19-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
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
Legacy Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
New American Standard Bible 1995
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
Legacy Standard Bible
18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He (A)breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (B)in revealing his own heart.
Proverbs 18:1-2
New American Standard Bible 1995
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 20:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
New American Standard Bible 1995
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 21:29
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 21:29
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 22:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.
Proverbs 22:10
New American Standard Bible 1995
10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 22:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 22:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 Do not be among those who (A)strike [a]hands in pledge,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:26 Lit palms
Proverbs 22:26
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:26 Lit strike hands
Proverbs 23:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
The Fear of Yahweh
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Understand well [a]what is before you,
2 So you should put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)man of appetite.
3 Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is bread of falsehood.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:1-3
New American Standard Bible 1995
On Life and Conduct
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully [a]what is before you,
2 And put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)man of great appetite.
3 Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:6-9
Legacy Standard Bible
6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish man,
And do not desire his delicacies;
7 For as he [b]calculates in his soul, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
But (C)his heart is not with you.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten,
And you will corrupt your pleasant words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
- Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
- Proverbs 23:9 Lit ears
Proverbs 23:6-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
7 For as he [b]thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But (C)his heart is not with you.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten,
And waste your [d]compliments.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
- Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit pleasant words
- Proverbs 23:9 Lit ears
Proverbs 26:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends words by the hand of a fool.
Proverbs 26:6
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
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