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32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is (A)lacking a heart of wisdom;
He who would (B)destroy his soul does it.
33 Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.

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32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
    for he destroys himself.
33 He will be wounded and disgraced.
    His shame will never be erased.

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He who (A)disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.

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Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
    Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.

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The (A)remembrance of the righteous is blessed,
But (B)the name of the wicked will rot.

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We have happy memories of the godly,
    but the name of a wicked person rots away.

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11 It is by his deeds that a young man (A)makes himself known
If his conduct is pure and right.

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11 Even children are known by the way they act,
    whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

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Yahweh Is the Maker of All

22 A (A)good name is to be chosen over great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

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22 Choose a good reputation over great riches;
    being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

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14 (A)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him.

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14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
    will be taken as a curse!

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21 The (A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each (B)is tested by the mouth that praises him.

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21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:21 Or by flattery.