30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,(A)
    and their tongues speak what is just.

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30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(A)
    but a perverse tongue(B) will be silenced.

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31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

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Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(A) who can find?(B)
    She is worth far more than rubies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

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26 She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.(A)

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26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

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