28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by [a]lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 mercy

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

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The way of [a]a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right.

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  1. Proverbs 21:8 Or The way of a man is perverse and strange;

29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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29 A wicked man hardens his face,
But as for the upright, he [a]establishes his way.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Qr., LXX understands

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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10 (A)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

11 (B)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

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Saying 7

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

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who

Listen to Your Father

23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is before you;
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man given to appetite.
Do not desire his delicacies,
For they are deceptive food.

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Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)
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.
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

Do not eat the bread of (A)a[a] miser,
Nor desire his delicacies;
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
“Eat and drink!” (B)he says to you,
But his heart is not with you.
The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,
And waste your pleasant words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Lit. one who has an evil eye

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

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Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in (A)righteousness.

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Sending a message by the hands of a fool(A)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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

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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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10 [a]The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.

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  1. Proverbs 26:10 Heb. difficult in v. 10; ancient and modern translators differ greatly

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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24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
25 (A)When [a]he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.

27 (B)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (C)ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 26:25 Lit. his voice is gracious

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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21 (A)To [a]show partiality is not good,
(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces

Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.

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