Proverbs 24:29
New American Standard Bible
29 (A)Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me;
I will [a]repay the person according to his work.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:29 Lit bring back
Proverbs 24:29
Common English Bible
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to them what they did to me.
I’ll pay them back for their actions.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
New American Standard Bible
21 (A)If [a]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [b]heap burning coals on his head,
And (B)the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
- Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up
Proverbs 25:21-22
Common English Bible
21 If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread;
if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:28
New American Standard Bible
28 Like a (A)city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person (B)who has no self-control over his spirit.
Proverbs 25:28
Common English Bible
28 A person without self-control
is like a breached city, one with no walls.
Proverbs 27:4
New American Standard Bible
4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But (A)who can stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:4
Common English Bible
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 Arrogant people (A)inflame a city,
But (B)wise people turn away anger.
9 When a wise person has a controversy with a foolish person,
[a]The foolish person either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:9 Lit He
Proverbs 29:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Mockers set a city on fire,
but the wise turn back anger.
9 When the wise make a legal charge against the foolish,
the fools shout, they laugh—there is no calm.
Proverbs 29:11
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit
Proverbs 29:11
Common English Bible
11 Fools show all their anger,
but the wise hold it back.
Proverbs 29:22
New American Standard Bible
22 An (A)angry person stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.
Proverbs 29:22
Common English Bible
22 Angry people stir up conflict;
hotheads cause much offense.
Proverbs 30:32-33
New American Standard Bible
32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For the [a]churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose produces blood;
So the [b]churning of (B)anger produces strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
- Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
Proverbs 30:32-33
Common English Bible
32 If you’ve been foolish and arrogant,
if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand to your mouth,
33 because churning milk makes curds,
squeezing the nose brings blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.
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