Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat much honey
or to seek honor on top of honor.(A)
Proverbs 25:27
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory
Proverbs 26:12
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12 Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for fools than for them.(A)
Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 27:1-2
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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.(A)
2 Let another praise you and not your own mouth,
a stranger and not your own lips.(B)
Proverbs 27:1-2
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27 Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.(A)
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.(B)
Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)
Proverbs 28:11
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11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)
Proverbs 28:25
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Proverbs 29:23
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23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.(A)
Proverbs 29:23
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Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 Surely I am too stupid to be human;
I do not have human understanding.(A)
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of the holy ones.[a](B)
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of the hand?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is the person’s name?
And what is the name of the person’s child?
Surely you know!(C)
Footnotes
- 30.3 Or Holy One
Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 I am more stupid than any other man,[a]
and I lack man’s ability to understand.(A)
3 I have not gained wisdom,
and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.(B)
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down?(C)
Who has gathered the wind in His hands?
Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?(D)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?(E)
What is His name,
and what is the name of His Son—
if you know?(F)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:2 Lit I am more stupid than a man
Proverbs 30:21-23
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21 Under three things the earth trembles;
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a slave when he becomes king
and a fool when glutted with food,(A)
23 a contemptible woman when she gets a husband
and a maid when she supplants her mistress.
Proverbs 30:21-23
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21 The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:
22 a servant when he becomes king,(A)
a fool when he is stuffed with food,
23 an unloved woman when she marries,(B)
and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.
Proverbs 30:29-33
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29 Three things are stately in their stride;
four are stately in their gait:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among wild animals
and does not turn back before any;(A)
31 the strutting rooster,[a] the he-goat,
and a king against whom none can stand.
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
put your hand on your mouth.(B)
33 For as pressing milk produces curds
and pressing the nose produces blood,
so pressing anger produces strife.(C)
Footnotes
- 30.31 Gk Syr Tg Compare Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 30:29-33
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29 Three things are stately in their stride,
even four are stately in their walk:
30 a lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and doesn’t retreat before anything,
31 a strutting rooster,[a] a goat,
and a king at the head of his army.[b]
32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.(A)
33 For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:31 Or a greyhound
- Proverbs 30:31 LXX reads king addressing his people
Proverbs 31:30
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30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.(A)
Proverbs 31:30
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30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,(A)
but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
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