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27 To eat too much honey is not good,
Nor is it glory to (A)search out [a]one’s own glory.

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

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12 Do you see a man (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 person wise in their own eyes?(A)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(B)

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Instructions and Warnings

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

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27 Do not boast(A) about tomorrow,
    for you do not know what a day may bring.(B)

Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
    an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)

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11 The rich man is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands [a]searches him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him

11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

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25 An [a]arrogant man (A)stirs up strife,
But he who (B)trusts in Yahweh (C)will [b]be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
  2. Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat

25 The greedy stir up conflict,(A)
    but those who trust in the Lord(B) will prosper.

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23 A man’s (A)lofty pride will bring him low,
But a (B)lowly spirit will take hold of glory.

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23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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Surely I am more (A)senseless than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of mankind.
Neither have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I know the (B)knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has (C)ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the (D)wind in His fists?
Who has (E)wrapped the waters in [a]His garment?
Who has [b](F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His (G)name? And what is His (H)Son’s name?
Surely you know!

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  1. Proverbs 30:4 Lit the
  2. Proverbs 30:4 Lit raised up

Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
    I do not have human understanding.
I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(A)
Who has gone up(B) to heaven and come down?
    Whose hands(C) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(D) in a cloak?(E)
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(F) and what is the name of his son?
    Surely you know!

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21 Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot bear up:
22 Under a (A)slave when he becomes king,
And a wicked fool when he is satisfied with food,
23 Under [a]an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
And a servant-girl when she supplants her mistress.

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  1. Proverbs 30:23 Lit a hated

21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(A)
    a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
    and a servant who displaces her mistress.

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29 There are three things which are stately in their march,
Even four which are stately when they walk:
30 The lion which is (A)mighty among the animals
And does not (B)turn back before any,
31 The [a]strutting rooster, the male goat also,
And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,
Or if you have schemed evil, (C)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk brings forth butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
And pressing (D)anger brings forth strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 Lit girt in the loins

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
    four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
    and a king secure against revolt.[a]

32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!(A)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
    and as twisting the nose produces blood,
    so stirring up anger produces strife.”

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

Shin

30 [a]Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who [b](A)fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:30 Lit Gracefulness
  2. Proverbs 31:30 Or reverences

30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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