Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins
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The vengeful will face the Lord's vengeance, for he keeps a strict account of their sins.
2 Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
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Forgive your neighbor the wrong he has done, and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray.
3 One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord?
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Does anyone harbor anger against another, and expect healing from the Lord?
4 He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
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If one has no mercy toward another like himself, can he then seek pardon for his own sins?
5 If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?
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If a mere mortal harbors wrath, who will make an atoning sacrifice for his sins?
6 Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
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Remember the end of your life, and set enmity aside; remember corruption and death, and be true to the commandments.
7 Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
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Remember the commandments, and do not be angry with your neighbor; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook faults.
8 Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,
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Refrain from strife, and your sins will be fewer; for the hot-tempered kindle strife,
9 A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.
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and the sinner disrupts friendships and sows discord among those who are at peace.
10 As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
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In proportion to the fuel, so will the fire burn, and in proportion to the obstinacy, so will strife increase; in proportion to a person's strength will be his anger, and in proportion to his wealth he will increase his wrath.
11 An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
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A hasty quarrel kindles a fire, and a hasty dispute sheds blood.
12 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.
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If you blow on a spark, it will glow; if you spit on it, it will be put out; yet both come out of your mouth.
13 Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
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Curse the gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many.
14 A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
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Slander has shaken many, and scattered them from nation to nation; it has destroyed strong cities, and overturned the houses of the great.
15 A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours.
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Slander has driven virtuous women from their homes, and deprived them of the fruit of their toil.
16 Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.
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Those who pay heed to slander will not find rest, nor will they settle down in peace.
17 The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
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The blow of a whip raises a welt, but a blow of the tongue crushes the bones.
18 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
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Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not as many as have fallen because of the tongue.
19 Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.
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Happy is the one who is protected from it, who has not been exposed to its anger, who has not borne its yoke, and has not been bound with its fetters.
20 For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
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For its yoke is a yoke of iron, and its fetters are fetters of bronze;
21 The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
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its death is an evil death, and Hades is preferable to it.
22 It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
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It has no power over the godly; they will not be burned in its flame.
23 Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard.
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Those who forsake the Lord will fall into its power; it will burn among them and will not be put out. It will be sent out against them like a lion; like a leopard it will mangle them.
24 Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,
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As you fence in your property with thorns,
25 And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
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so make a door and a bolt for your mouth. <QY>24b As you lock up your silver and gold, <QZ>25a so make balances and scales for your words.
26 Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
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Take care not to err with your tongue, and fall victim to one lying in wait.
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