Proverbs 10:12
Lexham English Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers over all offenses.
Proverbs 10:12
International Standard Version
12 Hatred awakens contention,
but love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 15:17
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 15:17 Or “him”
Proverbs 15:17
International Standard Version
17 A vegetarian meal[a] served with love is better
than a big, thick steak[b] with a plateful of[c] animosity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. A meal of herbs
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. a fattened ox
- Proverbs 15:17 The Heb. lacks a plateful of
Proverbs 17:5
Lexham English Bible
5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;
he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
International Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker,
and whoever is happy about disaster
will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 24:17-18
Lexham English Bible
17 While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice;
when he trips himself, may your heart[a] not be glad
18 lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes,
and turn his anger away from him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:17 Or “mind”
Proverbs 24:17-18
International Standard Version
17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls;
don’t let yourself be glad when he stumbles.
18 Otherwise the Lord will observe and disapprove,
and he will turn his anger away from him.
Proverbs 25:21-22
Lexham English Bible
21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread,
and if thirsty, let him drink water.
22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head,
and Yahweh 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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