Proverbs 29:5
New Living Translation
5 To flatter friends
is to lay a trap for their feet.
Proverbs 29:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
Proverbs 29:11
New Living Translation
11 Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.
Proverbs 29:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)
Proverbs 29:20
New Living Translation
20 There is more hope for a fool
than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech?
There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.(A)
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