Proverbs 21:6
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- 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers
Proverbs 21:6
International Standard Version
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- Proverbs 21:6 Lit. by a lying tongue
- Proverbs 21:6 So MT; LXX reads is pursuing worthlessness into deadly snares
Proverbs 21:13-14
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13 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
you will cry out and not be heard.(A)
14 A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(B)
Proverbs 21:13-14
International Standard Version
13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Lit. made under the cloak
- Proverbs 21:14 The Heb. lacks appease
Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;
whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
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17 Pleasure lovers become poor;
loving wine and oil doesn’t bring riches.
Proverbs 21:20
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- 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil
Proverbs 21:20
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20 Precious treasures and oil are found[a] where the wise live,
but a foolish man devours them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:20 So MT; LXX reads A desirable treasure will rest
Proverbs 21:26
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- 21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously
Proverbs 21:26
International Standard Version
26 All day long he continues to crave,
while the righteous person gives without holding back.
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