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Proverbs 24:21-22
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Proverbs 24:21-22
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Saying 30
Proverbs 24:21-22
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Proverbs 24:21-22
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21 My child, fear the Lord and the king.
Don’t associate with rebels,
22 for disaster will hit them suddenly.
Who knows what punishment will come
from the Lord and the king?
Proverbs 25:2-3
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Proverbs 25:2-3
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2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the glory of kings.(A)
3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:2-3
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Proverbs 25:2-3
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2 It is God’s privilege to conceal things
and the king’s privilege to discover them.
3 No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth,
or all that goes on in the king’s mind!
Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:4-5
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Proverbs 25:4-5
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4 Remove the impurities from silver,
and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s court,
and his reign will be made secure by justice.
Proverbs 25:6-7
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Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
Proverbs 25:6-7
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Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Don’t demand an audience with the king
or push for a place among the great.
7 It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table
than to be sent away in public disgrace.
Just because you’ve seen something,
Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 A just king gives stability to his nation,
but one who demands bribes destroys it.
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor fairly,
his throne will last forever.
Proverbs 31:4-7
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Proverbs 31:4-7
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4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,(A)
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink(B) and forget what has been decreed,(C)
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine(D) for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink(E) and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
Proverbs 31:4-7
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Proverbs 31:4-7
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4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine.
Rulers should not crave alcohol.
5 For if they drink, they may forget the law
and not give justice to the oppressed.
6 Alcohol is for the dying,
and wine for those in bitter distress.
7 Let them drink to forget their poverty
and remember their troubles no more.
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