27 It is (A)not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it glorious to (B)seek one's own glory.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain

27 It is not good to eat much honey,
    so be sparing of complimentary words.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr Tg: Heb searching out their glory is glory

12 Do you see a man who is (A)wise in his own eyes?
    (B)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
    (A)for you do not know what a day may bring.
Let (B)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.

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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.

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11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.

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11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

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25 A greedy man (A)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will (B)be enriched.

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25 A greedy man stirs up strife,
    but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

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23 (A)One's pride will bring him low,
    (B)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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23 A man’s pride will bring him low,
    but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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Surely I am too (A)stupid to be a man.
    I have not the understanding of a man.
I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I knowledge of (B)the Holy One.
Who has (C)ascended to heaven and come down?
    Who has (D)gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has (E)wrapped up the waters in a garment?
    Who has established all (F)the ends of the earth?
(G)What is his name, and what is his son's name?
    Surely you know!

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Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
    I have not the understanding of a man.
I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
    Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is his son’s name?
    Surely you know!

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21 Under (A)three things (B)the earth trembles;
    under (C)four it cannot bear up:
22 (D)a slave when he becomes king,
    and a fool when he is (E)filled with food;
23 (F)an unloved woman when she (G)gets a husband,
    and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

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21 Under three things the earth trembles;
    under four it cannot bear up:
22 a slave when he becomes king,
    and a fool when he is filled with food;
23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
    and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.

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29 (A)Three things are stately in their tread;
    (B)four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
    and (C)does not turn back before any;
31 the (D)strutting rooster,[a] the he-goat,
    and a king whose army is with him.[b]

32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
    or if you have been devising evil,
    (E)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
    pressing the nose produces blood,
    and pressing anger produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 Or the magpie, or the greyhound; Hebrew girt-of-loins
  2. Proverbs 30:31 Or against whom there is no rising up

29 Three things are stately in their tread;
    four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
    and does not turn back before any;
31 the strutting cock,[a] the he-goat,
    and a king striding before[b] his people.

32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
    or if you have been devising evil,
    put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
    pressing the nose produces blood,
    and pressing anger produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 Gk Syr Tg Compare Vg: Heb obscure
  2. Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

30 (A)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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