28 [a]Loyalty and (A)truth watch over the king,
And he upholds his throne by [b]loyalty.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
  2. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty

28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
    and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

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The way of a guilty person is (A)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
    but the pure is upright in his conduct.

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29 A wicked person [a](A)displays a bold face,
But as for the (B)upright, he makes his way sure.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

29 A wicked man is strong in his countenance,[a]
    but the upright will appoint his paths.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”

10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
11 One who loves (B)purity of heart
And [a]whose speech is (C)gracious, the king is his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips

10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
    quarrel and abuse will cease.
11 He who loves purity of heart
    and hasgracious speech,[a] his friend is the king.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Literally “grace of his lips”

On Life and Conduct

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully [a]what is before you,
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)person of great appetite.
Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who

23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    you shall surely observe what is before you,
and you shall put a knife to your throat
    if you have a big appetite.[a]
Do not desire his delicacies,
    for[b] it is food of deception.

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  1. Proverbs 23:2 Literally “lord/master of life”
  2. Proverbs 23:3 Hebrew “and”

(A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish person;
Or desire his delicacies;
For as he [b]thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But (C)his heart is not with you.
You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten
And waste your [d]compliments.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
  2. Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
  3. Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
  4. Proverbs 23:8 Lit pleasant words

Do not eat the bread of the stingy,[a]
    and do not desire his delicacies.
For, like hair in his throat,[b] so it is.[c]
    “Eat and drink!” he will say to you,
    but his heart will not be with you.
Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up,
    and you will waste your pleasant words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Literally “stingy of eye”
  2. Proverbs 23:7 Literally “soul,” or “inner self”
  3. Proverbs 23:7 Or “is he”

Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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Remove the wicked before a king,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 25:5 Hebrew “in the righteousness”

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

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Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
    so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.

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10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.

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  1. 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

10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,
    so is he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.

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24 One who (A)hates disguises it with his lips,
But he harbors (B)deceit in his [a]heart.
25 When [b]he (C)speaks graciously, do not believe him,
Because there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Though his hatred (D)covers itself with deception,
His wickedness will be (E)revealed in the assembly.
27 One who (F)digs a pit will fall into it,
And one who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates [c]those it crushes,
And a (G)flattering mouth works ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 26:24 Lit inward part
  2. Proverbs 26:25 Lit his voice is gracious
  3. Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones

24 On his lips, an enemy will pretend,
    but inside[a] he will harbor deceit.
25 When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him,
    for seven abominations are in his heart.
26 Though hatred is covered with guile,
    its evil will be exposed in the assembly.
27 He who digs a pit, in it he will fall,
    and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
    and a flattering mouth makes ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 26:24 Literally “in his midst”

21 To [a](A)show partiality is not good,
(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
    and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”

A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is spreading a net for his feet.

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