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Proverbs 17:11
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Proverbs 17:11
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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and (A)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
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Proverbs 17:11
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11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:19-20
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Proverbs 17:19-20
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 (B)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17:19-20
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Proverbs 17:19-20
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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:24
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Proverbs 17:24
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24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
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Proverbs 17:24
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24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(A) wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only (B)in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
Proverbs 20:14
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Proverbs 20:14
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
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Proverbs 20:14
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14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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- Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes
Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(A)
Proverbs 22:8
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Proverbs 22:8
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Proverbs 22:8
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Proverbs 22:8
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Proverbs 22:26
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Proverbs 22:26
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26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
Proverbs 22:26
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Proverbs 22:26
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Saying 4
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(A)
or puts up security for debts;
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
observe carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to appetite.
3 (A)Do not desire his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:6-9
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Proverbs 23:6-9
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6 (A)Do not eat the bread of a man who is (B)stingy;[a]
(C)do not desire his delicacies,
7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.[b]
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his (D)heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,
and waste your pleasant words.
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Hebrew whose eye is evil
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he
Proverbs 23:6-9
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Proverbs 23:6-9
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Saying 9
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;(A)
7 for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.[a]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
Saying 10
9 Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
Proverbs 26:6
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and (A)drinks violence.
Proverbs 26:6
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Proverbs 26:6
New International Version
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(A)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
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