Proverbs 20:28
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- 20.28 Gk: Heb loyalty
Proverbs 20:28
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28 Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is right.
Proverbs 21:8
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Proverbs 21:29
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- 21.29 Or establish
Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.
Proverbs 22:10-11
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10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech
will have the king as a friend.(B)
Proverbs 22:10-11
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11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(C)
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big[b] appetite;
3 don’t desire his choice food,(A)
for that food is deceptive.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
- Proverbs 23:2 Lit you are the master of an
Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy;
do not desire their delicacies,(A)
7 for like a hair in the throat, so are they.[a]
“Eat and drink!” they say to you,
but they do not mean it.(B)
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten,
and you will waste your pleasant words.
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- 23.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,[a](A)
and don’t desire his choice food,(B)
7 for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.[b](C)
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.(D)
8 You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
and waste your pleasant words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit eat bread of an evil eye
- Proverbs 23:7 LXX reads it is like someone swallowing a hair in the throat
Proverbs 25:5
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5 take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 25:5
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5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)
Proverbs 26:6
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6 It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence,
to send a message by a fool.
Proverbs 26:6
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Proverbs 26:10
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10 Like an archer who wounds everybody
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]
Footnotes
- 26.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 26:10
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10 The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by
is like an archer who wounds everyone.
Proverbs 26:24-28
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24 An enemy dissembles in speaking
while harboring deceit within;(A)
25 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it,
for there are seven abominations concealed within;(B)
26 though hatred is covered with guile,
the enemy’s wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.(C)
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.(D)
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.(E)
Proverbs 26:24-28
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24 A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.
25 When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart.(A)
26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception,
his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.(B)
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 28:21
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21 To show partiality is not good,
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Proverbs 28:21
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
Proverbs 29:5
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:5 Lit is smooth on
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