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Proverbs 17:10-11
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Proverbs 17:10-11
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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:10-11
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Proverbs 17:10-11
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10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
11 A rebellious person seeks evil;
a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,
and you’ll be wise for the rest of your life.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 The Heb. lacks of your life
Proverbs 19:27
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 My son, if you stop listening to instruction,
you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar;
anyone who angers him forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many claim to have unfailing love,
but a faithful person who can find?(A)
Proverbs 20:6
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Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many claim “I’m a loyal person!”[a]
but who can find someone who truly is?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:6 Lit. claim to be people of gracious love
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king sits on a throne of justice,
sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.
Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?
Proverbs 20:11
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a child is known by his actions,
whether his deeds are pure and right.
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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30 Blows that wound clean away evil;
such beatings cleanse[a] the innermost being.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 The Heb. lacks cleanse
Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.(A)
Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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Thoughts on the Sovereignty of God
21 A king’s heart is a water stream that the Lord controls;
he directs it wherever he pleases.
Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 Whoever loves purity[a] and gracious speech
will gain the king as his friend.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:11 Lit. purity of heart
Proverbs 25:2-7
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Proverbs 25:2-7
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2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the glory of kings.(A)
3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Remove the dross from the silver,
and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(B)
and his throne will be established(C) through righteousness.(D)
6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(E)
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
Proverbs 25:2-7
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Proverbs 25:2-7
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2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
3 Just as the heavens are high
and earth is deep,
so the heart of a king is unfathomable.
4 Purge the dross from the silver,
and material for[a] a vessel comes forth for the silversmith.
5 Purge the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 Don’t magnify yourself in the presence of a king,
and don’t pretend to be in the company of famous men,
7 for it is better that it be told you, “Come up here,”
than for you to be placed lower
in the presence of an official.
What you’ve seen with your own eyes,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:4 The Heb. lacks material for
Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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18 Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever obeys[a] his master will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:18 Lit. guards
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