21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

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16 A kindhearted woman gains honor,(A)
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

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10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

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25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

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10 The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.(B)

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16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(A)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(B)

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When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(A)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(B)

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There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,(A)
    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.(B)

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25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

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The Lord detests all the proud of heart.(A)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.(B)

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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

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18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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