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Proverbs 25:12-22
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Proverbs 25:12-22
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12
To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
13
Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer. They revive the spirit of their employer.
14
A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
15
Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.
16
Do you like honey? Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!
17
Don’t visit your neighbors too often, or you will wear out your welcome.
18
Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
19
Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
20
Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound.
21
If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22
You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, and the LORD will reward you.
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[a].
As in Greek version; Hebrew reads pouring vinegar on soda.
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