Proverbs 6:34
English Standard Version
Proverbs 6:34
International Standard Version
34 because jealousy incites[a] a strong man’s rage,
and he will show no mercy when it’s time for revenge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:34 The Heb. lacks incites
Proverbs 20:22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:22
International Standard Version
22 Don’t say “I’ll avenge that wrong!”
Wait on the Lord and he will deliver 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
International Standard Version
28 Don’t testify against your neighbor without a cause,
and don’t lie when you speak.[a]
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him like he did to me,
I’ll be sure to pay him back for what he did.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 Lit. don’t deceive with your lips
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
International Standard Version
21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat;
and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
22 For you’ll be piling burning coals of shame[a] on his head
and the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:22 The Heb. lacks of shame
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