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19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
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19 He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
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20 A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
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20 A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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21 A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy.
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21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
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22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
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24 A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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24 A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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26 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good; to flog noble men is wrong.
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26 It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
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27 He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
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27 A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
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28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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28 Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
