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
Lexham English Bible
2 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;
he who provokes him forfeits his life.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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
Lexham English Bible
4 The lazy person will not plow in season;
he will expect at the harvest, but there will be 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
Lexham English Bible
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows 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
Lexham English Bible
12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,
Yahweh has made them both.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:12 Literally “also the two of them”
Proverbs 20:14
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
then goes away and boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
Lexham English Bible
14 “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,
but when one goes to him, then he will boast.
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
Lexham English Bible
16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger,
and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.
Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise king winnows the wicked
and drives the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
Lexham English Bible
26 A wise king winnows the wicked,
and he will drive a wheel over them.
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