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

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

27 To eat too much honey isn’t good;
    and neither is it honorable to seek one’s own glory.

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12 Do you see a person (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 opinion?
    There’s more hope for a fool than for him.

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Warnings and Instructions

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

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General Counsel

27 Never brag about the day to come,
because you don’t know what it[a] might bring.

Let someone else praise you,
    not your own mouth;
        a stranger, and never your own lips.

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  1. Proverbs 27:1 Lit. what a day

11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him

11 The rich man may be wise in his own opinion;
    but a discerning, poor man sees through him.

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25 An [a]arrogant person (A)stirs up strife,
But one who (B)trusts in the Lord (C)will [b]prosper.

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

25 An arrogant[a] man stirs up dissension,
    but anyone who trusts in the Lord prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Or greedy

23 A person’s (A)pride will bring him low,
But a (B)humble spirit will obtain honor.

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23 A person’s pride will bring about his downfall,
    but the humble in spirit will gain honor.

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I am certainly more (A)stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man;
Nor have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I have 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 (F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His (G)name or His [b]Son’s name?
Surely you know!

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  1. Proverbs 30:4 Lit the
  2. Proverbs 30:4 Or son’s

Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man;
    I do not perceive things[a] the way human beings do.
I never acquired wisdom,
    but I know what the Holy One knows.

Who has ascended to heaven,
    and then descended?
        Who has collected the wind in his hands?
Who has wrapped up waters in a garment?
    Who has established all the farthest points of the earth?
What is his name,
    and what is his son’s name?
        Surely you know!

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  1. Proverbs 30:2 The Heb. lacks things

21 Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot endure:
22 Under a (A)slave when he becomes king,
And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
23 Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
And a female servant when she dispossesses her mistress.

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21 Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot remain steady:
22 Under a slave when he becomes a king,
    a fool when he is overfed,
23 an unloved woman when she finds a husband,
    and a servant girl who inherits from 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 animals
And does not [a](B)retreat from anything,
31 The [b]strutting rooster or the male goat,
And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, (C)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For the [c]churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose produces blood;
So the [d]churning of (D)anger produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:30 Lit turn back
  2. Proverbs 30:31 Lit girt in the loins
  3. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
  4. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing

29 Three things are stately in procession,
    four which are stately in their gait:
30 The lion, mighty among the beasts,
    retreats before nothing.
31 The strutting rooster, as well as the goat,
    and a king with his army.

32 If you’ve foolishly exalted yourself
    or if you’ve plotted evil,
        put your hand over your mouth.
33 Just as whipping milk produces butter,
    and twisting the nose causes bleeding,
        so also stirring up anger produces contention.

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

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  1. Proverbs 31:30 Or reveres

30 Charm is deceitful and beauty fades;
    but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

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