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Proverbs 20:25-30

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25 It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly and later to reconsider his vows.[a]
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 A person's breath is the lamp of the Lord, searching the innermost parts.[b] [c]
28 Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king; through loyalty he maintains his throne.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.[d]
30 Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.[e]
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Footnotes 5

  • [a] Nm 30:2; Dt 23:21; Ec 5:4-6
  • [b] Lit the chambers of the belly
  • [c] Pr 20:30; Ps 139:23
  • [d] Pr 16:31; Lv 19:32
  • [e] Lit beatings the chambers of the belly
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