Proverbs 6:34
English Standard Version
Proverbs 6:34
Common English Bible
34 Jealousy makes a man rage;
he’ll show no mercy on his day of revenge.
Proverbs 20:22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t say, “I’ll repay the evildoer!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
Proverbs 24:28-29
English Standard Version
28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, (B)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Proverbs 24:28-29
Common English Bible
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without reason;
don’t deceive with your lips.
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to them what they did to me.
I’ll pay them back for their actions.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
English Standard Version
21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap (B)burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
Common English Bible
21 If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread;
if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
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