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13 He who returns a word before he will hear,
    folly itself belongs to him as well as[a] shame.

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  1. Proverbs 18:13 Hebrew “and”

13 One who (A)gives an answer before he hears,
It is foolishness and shame to him.

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Also, a life[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Or “sins”

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And one who hurries [a](A)his footsteps [b]errs.

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Lit sins

The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
    but all who are hasty, only to want.

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The plans of the (A)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

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For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
    than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,
do not hastily bring out to court,
    for[a] what will you do at its end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or “lest”

For (A)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

Do not go out (B)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
  2. Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
  3. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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20 A (A)faithful person will abound with blessings,
But one who (B)hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

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22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,[a]
    but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Literally “a man of evil of eye”

22 A person with an (A)evil eye (B)hurries after wealth
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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20 You see a man who is hasty in his words:
    there is more hope for a fool than him.

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20 Do you see a person who is (A)hasty with his words?
There is (B)more hope for a fool than for him.

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