29 (A)Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”

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29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.

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21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
(B)And the Lord will reward you.

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21 If [a]thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And Jehovah will reward thee.

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  1. Proverbs 25:21 Hebrew he that hateth thee.

28 (A)Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.

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28 [a]He whose spirit is without restraint
Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

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  1. Proverbs 25:28 Or, He that hath no rule over his spirit

Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Wrath is cruel, and anger is [a]overwhelming;
But who is able to stand before jealousy?

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  1. Proverbs 27:4 Hebrew a flood.

Scoffers (A)set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away wrath.

If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
(B)Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.

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Scoffers set a city in a flame;
But wise men turn away wrath.
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man,
[a]Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

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  1. Proverbs 29:9 Or, He rageth and laugheth, and there is no rest

11 A fool vents all his (A)feelings,[a]
But a wise man holds them back.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit

11 A fool uttereth all his [a]anger;
But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Hebrew spirit.

22 (A)An angry man stirs up strife,
And a furious man abounds in transgression.

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22 An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

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32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have devised evil, (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.

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32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,
Or if thou hast thought evil,
Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 For the [a]churning of milk bringeth forth butter,
And the [b]wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;
So the [c]forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:33 Hebrew pressing.
  2. Proverbs 30:33 Hebrew pressing.
  3. Proverbs 30:33 Hebrew pressing.