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27 It is not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

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

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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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27 Don’t boast about tomorrow;
    for you don’t know what a day may bring.
Let another man praise you,
    and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.

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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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11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
    but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him

25 One who is greedy stirs up strife;
    but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

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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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Footnotes

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

23 A man’s pride brings him low,
    but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

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

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“Surely I am the most ignorant man,
    and don’t have a man’s understanding.
I have not learned wisdom,
    neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended?
    Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
    Who has bound the waters in his garment?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
    What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?

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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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Footnotes

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

21 “For three things the earth trembles,
    and under four, it can’t bear up:
22     For a servant when he is king,
    a fool when he is filled with food,
23     for an unloved woman when she is married,
    and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

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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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29 “There are three things which are stately in their march,
    four which are stately in going:
30     The lion, which is mightiest among animals,
    and doesn’t turn away for any;
31     the greyhound;
    the male goat;
    and the king against whom there is no rising up.

32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
    or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
33     For as the churning of milk produces butter,
    and the wringing of the nose produces blood;
    so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

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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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Footnotes

  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

30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain;
    but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:30 Or reveres