Proverbs 20:2
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2 The dread anger of a king is like the growling of a lion;
anyone who provokes him to anger forfeits life itself.(A)
Proverbs 20:2
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2 A king is as terrifying as a lion’s growl.
Those who anger him may lose their life.
Proverbs 20:4
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4 The lazy person does not plow in season;
harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.(A)
Proverbs 20:4
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4 The lazy don’t plow during winter;
at harvest they look but find nothing.
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on his judgment throne
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:12
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12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord has made them both.(A)
Proverbs 20:12
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12 Ears to hear and eyes to see—
the Lord made them both.
Proverbs 20:14
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
then goes away and boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
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14 The buyer says, “Bad, bad,”
but then goes away and brags.
Proverbs 20:16
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16 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
Proverbs 20:16
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16 Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;
take his pledge for a foreigner.
Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise king winnows the wicked
and drives the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
Common English Bible
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked,
and runs them over with a wheel.
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