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Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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26 One who gives [a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest
Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 25:8-10
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Proverbs 25:8-10
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8 Do not go out (A)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
9 [d](B)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And (C)do not reveal the secret of another,
10 Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not [e]pass away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit its
- Proverbs 25:9 Lit Contend
- Proverbs 25:10 Lit return
Proverbs 25:8-10
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Proverbs 25:8-10
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8 do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)
9 If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against you will stand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8 Do not go
Proverbs 25:11-15
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Proverbs 25:11-15
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11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver,
Is a (A)word spoken at [a]the proper time.
12 Like [b]an (B)earring of gold and a (C)jewelry piece of (D)fine gold,
Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a (E)listening ear.
13 Like the cold of snow in the [c]time of harvest
Is a (F)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Like (G)clouds and (H)wind without rain
Is a person who boasts [d]of his gifts falsely.
15 Through [e](I)patience a ruler may be persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks bone.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Lit its time
- Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring
- Proverbs 25:13 Lit day
- Proverbs 25:14 Lit in a gift of falsehood
- Proverbs 25:15 Lit length of anger
Proverbs 25:11-15
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Proverbs 25:11-15
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11 Like apples[a] of gold in settings of silver(A)
is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(B)
13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
he refreshes the spirit of his master.(C)
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
Proverbs 25:20
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Proverbs 25:20
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20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [a]soda,
Is one who sings songs to [b]a troubled heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 I.e., natron
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
Proverbs 25:20
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Proverbs 25:20
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20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or like vinegar poured on a wound,
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 26:4-5
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Proverbs 26:4-5
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4 (A)Do not answer a fool [a]according to his foolishness,
Or you will also be like him.
5 (B)Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves,
So that he will not be (C)wise in his own eyes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:4 I.e., taking his question or argument seriously
Proverbs 26:4-5
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Proverbs 26:4-5
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Proverbs 26:17
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Proverbs 26:17
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17 Like one who takes a dog by the ears,
So is one who passes by and [a]meddles with (A)strife not belonging to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:17 Lit infuriates himself
Proverbs 26:17
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Proverbs 26:17
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17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
Proverbs 26:18-19
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Proverbs 26:18-19
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18 Like a maniac who shoots
(A)Flaming arrows, arrows, and death,
19 So is a person who (B)deceives his neighbor,
And says, “(C)Was I not joking?”
Proverbs 26:18-19
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Proverbs 26:18-19
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18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
Proverbs 28:23
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Proverbs 28:23
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23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (B)flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 28:23
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Proverbs 28:23
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23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)
Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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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.
Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)
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