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27 To eat much honey is not good,
    nor is seeking one’s honor[a] honorable.

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Hebrew “their honor”

27 It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to (A)search out [a]one’s own glory.

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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12 Do you see a person (A)wise in his own eyes?
(B)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,[a]
    for you do not know what the day will bring.
May another praise you and not your own mouth,
    a stranger and not your own lips.

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  1. Proverbs 27:1 Literally “on the day of tomorrow”

Warnings and Instructions

27 (A)Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you (B)do not know what a day may bring.
Let (C)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

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11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
    but the intelligent poor sees through him.

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11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him

25 The greedy person[a] will stir up strife,
    but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Literally “wide soul”

25 An [a]arrogant person (A)stirs up strife,
But one who (B)trusts in the Lord (C)will [b]prosper.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
  2. Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat

23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
    and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

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23 A person’s (A)pride will bring him low,
But a (B)humble spirit will obtain honor.

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Certainly I am more stupid than a man,
    and the understanding of humankind is not for me.
And I have not learned wisdom,
    nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.[a]
Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
    Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hand?
    Who has wrapped water in a[b] garment?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
    What is his name and what is the name of his child?
    For surely you know.

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  1. Proverbs 30:3 Or “holy ones”
  2. Proverbs 30:4 Hebrew “the”

I am certainly more (A)stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man;
Nor have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I have the (B)knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has (C)ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the (D)wind in His fists?
Who has (E)wrapped the waters in [a]His garment?
Who has (F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His (G)name or His [b]Son’s name?
Surely you know!

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  1. Proverbs 30:4 Lit the
  2. Proverbs 30:4 Or son’s

21 Under three things the earth[a] trembles,
    and under four, it is not able to bear up:
22 under a slave when he becomes king,
    and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
23 under an unloved woman when she gets married,
    and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.

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  1. Proverbs 30:21 Or “land”

21 Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot endure:
22 Under a (A)slave when he becomes king,
And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
23 Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
And a female servant when she dispossesses her mistress.

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29 There are three things that are magnificent of stride,
    and four that are magnificent when moving:
30 a mighty lion among the beasts,[a]
    but he will not turn back from any face;[b]
31 a strutting rooster or he-goat,
    and a king whose army is with him.
32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself,
    and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curd,
    and pressing the nose produces blood,
    so pressing anger[c] produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:30 Hebrew “beasts”
  2. Proverbs 30:30 Literally “faces of all”
  3. Proverbs 30:33 Literally “nostrils”

29 There are three things which are stately in their march,
Even four which are stately when they walk:
30 The lion, which is (A)mighty among animals
And does not [a](B)retreat from anything,
31 The [b]strutting rooster or the male goat,
And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, (C)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For the [c]churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose produces blood;
So the [d]churning of (D)anger produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:30 Lit turn back
  2. Proverbs 30:31 Lit girt in the loins
  3. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
  4. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing

30 Charm[a] is deceit and beauty[b] is vain;[c]
    but a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.

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  1. Proverbs 31:30 Hebrew “The charm”
  2. Proverbs 31:30 Hebrew “the beauty”
  3. Proverbs 31:30 Or “vapor,” or “emptiness,” or “breath”

30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who [a](A)fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

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  1. Proverbs 31:30 Or reveres