Proverbs 20:28
Modern English Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king,
and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Proverbs 20:28
21st Century King James Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.
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Proverbs 21:8
Modern English Version
8 The way of a guilty man is perverse;
but as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:8
21st Century King James Version
8 The way of man is froward and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.
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Proverbs 21:29
Modern English Version
29 A wicked man hardens his face,
but as for the upright, he directs his way.
Proverbs 21:29
21st Century King James Version
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face, but as for the upright, he considereth his ways.
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Proverbs 22:10-11
Modern English Version
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out;
yes, strife and reproach will cease.
11 He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips
the king will be his friend.
Proverbs 22:10-11
21st Century King James Version
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go away; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart: for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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Proverbs 23:1-3
Modern English Version
Saying Seven
23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before you;
2 and put a knife to your throat,
if you are a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Proverbs 23:1-3
21st Century King James Version
23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee;
2 and put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat.
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Proverbs 23:6-8
Modern English Version
Saying Nine
6 Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye,
neither desire his delicacies;
7 for as he thinks in his heart,
so is he.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,
and lose your sweet words.
Proverbs 23:6-8
21st Century King James Version
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats;
7 for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink,” saith he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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Proverbs 25:5
Modern English Version
5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
21st Century King James Version
5 Take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Proverbs 26:6
Modern English Version
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off the feet and drinks violence.
Proverbs 26:6
21st Century King James Version
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh violence.
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Proverbs 26:10
Modern English Version
10 The great God who formed all things
rewards the fool and rewards the transgressor.
Proverbs 26:10
21st Century King James Version
10 The great God who formed all things both rewardeth the fool and rewardeth transgressors.
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Proverbs 26:24-28
Modern English Version
24 He who hates dissembles with his lips,
and lays up deceit within him;
25 when he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred is covered by deceit,
his wickedness will be shown before the whole congregation.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hates those who are afflicted by it,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:24-28
21st Century King James Version
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips and layeth up deceit within him;
25 when he speaketh fair believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shown before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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Proverbs 28:21
Modern English Version
21 To show partiality is not good,
because for a morsel of bread that man will transgress.
Proverbs 28:21
21st Century King James Version
21 To have respect of persons is not good, for that man will transgress for a piece of bread.
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Proverbs 29:5
Modern English Version
5 A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5
21st Century King James Version
5 A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
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