Proverbs 24:29
Modern English Version
29 Do not say, “I will do so to him as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
Proverbs 24:29
Lexham English Bible
29 Do not say, “Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him;
I will pay back the man according to his deed.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
Modern English Version
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
Lexham English Bible
21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread,
and if thirsty, let him drink water.
22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head,
and Yahweh will reward you.
Proverbs 25:28
Modern English Version
28 He who has no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
Proverbs 25:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A breached city where there is no wall
is like a man who has no[a] self-control for his spirit.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 25:28 Literally “there is no”
Proverbs 27:4
Modern English Version
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous,
but who is able to stand before envy?
Proverbs 27:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger,
but who will stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
Modern English Version
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare,
but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Proverbs 29:8-9
Lexham English Bible
8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,
then there is rankling and ridicule,[a] but there is no relief.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:9 Hebrew “there is ridicule”
Proverbs 29:11
Modern English Version
11 A fool utters all his mind,
but a wise man keeps it in until afterwards.
Proverbs 29:11
Lexham English Bible
11 A fool gives all his breath,[a]
but the wise holds back in quiet.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:11 Or “spirit”
Proverbs 29:22
Modern English Version
22 An angry man stirs up strife,
and a furious man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 29:22
Lexham English Bible
22 A man of anger will stir strife,
and the owner of anger, much transgression.
Proverbs 30:32-33
Modern English Version
32 If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself,
or if you have thought evil,
put your hand on your mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter,
and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood,
so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.
Proverbs 30:32-33
Lexham English Bible
32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself,
and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curd,
and pressing the nose produces blood,
so pressing anger[a] produces strife.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 30:33 Literally “nostrils”
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