Proverbs 17:11
World English Bible
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
English Standard Version
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and (A)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:19-20
World English Bible
19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
20 One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:19-20
English Standard Version
19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 (B)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17:24
World English Bible
24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
English Standard Version
24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
World English Bible
18 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness,
and defies all sound judgment.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinion.
Proverbs 18:1-2
English Standard Version
18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only (B)in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 20:14
World English Bible
14 “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer;
but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
English Standard Version
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
Proverbs 21:29
World English Bible
29 A wicked man hardens his face;
but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
Proverbs 21:29
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes
Proverbs 22:10
World English Bible
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;
yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Proverbs 22:10
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:8
World English Bible
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Proverbs 22:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:26
World English Bible
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands,
of those who are collateral for debts.
Proverbs 22:26
English Standard Version
26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
Proverbs 23:1-3
World English Bible
23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before you;
2 put a knife to your throat,
if you are a man given to appetite.
3 Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
since they are deceitful food.
Proverbs 23:1-3
English Standard Version
23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
observe carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to appetite.
3 (A)Do not desire his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:6-9
World English Bible
6 Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye,
and don’t crave his delicacies:
7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up,
and lose your good words.
9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:6-9
English Standard Version
6 (A)Do not eat the bread of a man who is (B)stingy;[a]
(C)do not desire his delicacies,
7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.[b]
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his (D)heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,
and waste your pleasant words.
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Hebrew whose eye is evil
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he
Proverbs 26:6
World English Bible
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
Proverbs 26:6
English Standard Version
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and (A)drinks violence.
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