Proverbs 20:28
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Footnotes
- 20.28 Gk: Heb loyalty
Proverbs 20:28
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28 Gracious love and truth preserve a king;
through love his throne is made secure.
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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8 The conduct[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
but the behavior of the pure is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:8 Lit. way
Proverbs 21:29
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- 21.29 Or establish
Proverbs 21:29
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29 The wicked man puts up a bold appearance,
but the upright thinks about what he is doing.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit. about his ways
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 Whoever loves purity[c] and gracious speech
will gain the king as his friend.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:10 The Heb. lacks too
- Proverbs 22:10 Or litigation
- Proverbs 22:11 Lit. purity of heart
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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Things to Avoid in Life
23 Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler,
carefully think about what is before you.
2 Put a knife to your own throat,
if you have a big appetite.[a]
3 Don’t crave his delicacies,
because the meal is deceptive.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:2 Lit. a master of an appetite
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.
Footnotes
- 23.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Don’t consume food provided by a miserly[a] person,
and don’t desire his delicacies,
7 for as he thinks within himself, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he’ll say to you,
but his heart won’t be with you.
8 You’ll vomit up what little you’ve eaten,
and your compliments will have been wasted.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit. by the evil eyed
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 Purge the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
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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6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own[a] feet and drinks violence.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:6 The Heb. lacks his own
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 An archer who shoots at anyone—
is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.
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 Someone who hates hides behind his words,
harboring deceit within himself.
25 Though he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven detestable things in his heart.
26 Though malice disguises itself with deception,
its evil will be exposed publicly.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and the stone will come back
on whoever starts it rolling.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
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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21 To show partiality isn’t good,
yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.
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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5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor
is setting a trap where he walks.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:5 Lit. trap for his footsteps
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