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Proverbs 20:28
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28 [a]Loyalty and (A)truth watch over the king,
And he upholds his throne by [b]loyalty.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
  2. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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Proverbs 21
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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of a guilty person is (A)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 21:29
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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
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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)

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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 22:10-11
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10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
11 One who loves (B)purity of heart
And [a]whose speech is (C)gracious, the king is his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips
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Proverbs 22:10-11
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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(B)

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Proverbs 21
Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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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,
2 And put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)person of great appetite.
3 Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Saying 7

23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
    note well what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
    for that food is deceptive.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish person;
Or desire his delicacies;
7 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.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten
And waste your [d]compliments.

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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
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Proverbs 23:6-8
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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.

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  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
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Proverbs 25:5
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5 Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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Proverbs 25:5
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5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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Proverbs 24
Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

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Proverbs 26:6
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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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Proverbs 25
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Proverbs 26:10
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10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.

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  1. Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
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Proverbs 26:10
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10 Like an archer who wounds at random
    is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

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Proverbs 26:24-28
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24 One who (A)hates disguises it with his lips,
But he harbors (B)deceit in his [a]heart.
25 When [b]he (C)speaks graciously, do not believe him,
Because there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Though his hatred (D)covers itself with deception,
His wickedness will be (E)revealed in the assembly.
27 One who (F)digs a pit will fall into it,
And one who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates [c]those it crushes,
And a (G)flattering mouth works ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 26:24 Lit inward part
  2. Proverbs 26:25 Lit his voice is gracious
  3. Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
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Proverbs 26:24-28
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24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(A)
    but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(B)
25 Though their speech is charming,(C) do not believe them,
    for seven abominations fill their hearts.(D)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit(E) will fall into it;(F)
    if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(G)
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(H) works ruin.

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Proverbs 28:21
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21 To [a](A)show partiality is not good,
(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
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Proverbs 28:21
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21 To show partiality(A) is not good(B)—
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(C)

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Proverbs 27
Proverbs 29
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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Proverbs 29:5
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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

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