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Proverbs 20:18-27
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Proverbs 20:18-27
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18
Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.
19
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
21
An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.
22
Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
23
Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, And dishonest scales are not good.
24
A man's steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way?
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It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.
26
A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.
27
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.
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[a].
Literally the rooms of the belly
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.