11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 [a]An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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  1. Proverbs 17:11 Or, A rebellious man (Hebrew Rebellion) seeketh only evil

19 One who (A)loves wrongdoing loves strife;
One who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
20 One who has a crooked [a]mind (C)finds nothing good,
And one who is [b](D)corrupted in his language falls into evil.

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  1. Proverbs 17:20 Lit heart
  2. Proverbs 17:20 Lit altered in his tongue

19 [a]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into [b]mischief.

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  1. Proverbs 17:19 Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
  2. Proverbs 17:20 Or, calamity

24 Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

18 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He [a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.
A fool does not delight in understanding,
But (B)in revealing his own [b]mind.

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  1. Proverbs 18:1 Lit breaks out
  2. Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart

18 He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And [a]rageth against all sound wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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  1. Proverbs 18:1 Or, quarrelleth with

14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

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14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;
But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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29 A wicked person [a](A)displays a bold face,
But as for the (B)upright, he makes his way sure.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

29 A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, [a]he establisheth his ways.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is, he considereth his way.

10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.

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10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

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One who (A)sows injustice will reap disaster,
And the (B)rod of his fury will perish.

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He that soweth iniquity shall reap [a]calamity;
And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

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  1. Proverbs 22:8 Or, vanity

26 Do not be among those who (A)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands,
Or of them that are sureties for debts.

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On Life and Conduct

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully [a]what is before you,
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)person of great appetite.
Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who

23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
Consider diligently [a]him that is before thee;
[b]And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
Be not desirous of his dainties;
Seeing they are deceitful food.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or, what
  2. Proverbs 23:2 Or, For thou wilt put

(A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish person;
Or desire his delicacies;
For as he [b]thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But (C)his heart is not with you.
You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten
And waste your [d]compliments.

(E)Do not speak [e]to be heard by a fool,
For he will (F)despise the wisdom of your words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
  2. Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
  3. Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
  4. Proverbs 23:8 Lit pleasant words
  5. Proverbs 23:9 Lit in the ears of a

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainties:
For [a]as he thinketh within himself, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
And lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or, as one that reckoneth

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

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