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Proverbs 6:34
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Proverbs 6:34
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34
For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;
He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
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22
Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
Wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you.(A)
Proverbs 24:28-29
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Proverbs 24:28-29
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28
Do not be a witness against your [a]neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].(A)
29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.
Proverbs 25:21-22
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Proverbs 25:21-22
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21
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;(A)
22
For in doing so, you will [a]heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:22 This expression may refer to an Egyptian custom in which a penitent man carried a pan of coals on his head as a sign of repentance. The message of these verses is the admonition to return good for evil in the hope that your enemy will be moved to repentance.
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