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Proverbs 26:4-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:4-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness(A)
or you’ll be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness(B)
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.(C)
Proverbs 26:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his
is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:20-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:20-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.(A)
21 As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.(B)
Proverbs 29:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:22 Lit a master of rage
Proverbs 30:33
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 30:33
Holman Christian Standard Bible
33 For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.(A)
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