Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 18:2
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart
Proverbs 18:2
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth invites (A)beatings.
7 A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth calls for (A)blows.
7 A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with
Proverbs 19:1
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On Life and Conduct
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips
Proverbs 19:1
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On Life and Conduct
19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:29
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- Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods
Proverbs 19:29
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- Proverbs 19:29 Gr Rods
Proverbs 20:3
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- Proverbs 20:3 Lit burst out
Proverbs 20:3
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- Proverbs 20:3 Lit Ceasing
- Proverbs 20:3 Lit burst out
Proverbs 23:9
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- Proverbs 23:9 Lit in the ears of a
Proverbs 23:9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:9 Lit ears
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 26:1
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Proverbs 26:1
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Proverbs 26:3-12
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3 A (A)whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a (B)rod for the back of fools.
4 (C)Do not answer a fool [a]according to his foolishness,
Or you will also be like him.
5 (D)Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves,
So that he will not be (E)wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Like [b]useless legs to one who cannot walk,
So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
8 Like [c]one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is one who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that [d]sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker,
So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
10 [e]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.
11 Like (F)a dog that returns to its vomit,
So is a fool who (G)repeats [f]his foolishness.
12 Do you see a person (H)wise in his own eyes?
(I)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:4 I.e., taking his question or argument seriously
- Proverbs 26:7 Lit legs that dangle from one paralyzed
- Proverbs 26:8 Lit the binding of
- Proverbs 26:9 Lit goes up
- Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
- Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his
Proverbs 26:3-12
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3 A (A)whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a (B)rod for the back of fools.
4 (C)Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
5 (D)Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be (E)wise in his own eyes.
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like the legs which [a]are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like [b]one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn which [c]falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 [d]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
11 Like (F)a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who (G)repeats [e]his folly.
12 Do you see a man (H)wise in his own eyes?
(I)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:7 Lit hang down from
- Proverbs 26:8 Lit the binding of
- Proverbs 26:9 Lit goes up
- Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But he who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
- Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his
Proverbs 27:3
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3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3
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3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
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