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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 17-20
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Proverbs 17:1
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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.(a)
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Proverbs 17:2
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:3
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(b) but the Lord tests the heart.(c)
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Proverbs 17:4
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:5
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Whoever mocks the poor(d) shows contempt for their Maker;(e) whoever gloats over disaster(f) will not go unpunished.(g)
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Proverbs 17:6
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Children's children(h) are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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Proverbs 17:7
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Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(i)
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Proverbs 17:8
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.(j)
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Proverbs 17:9
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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(k) but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(l)
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Proverbs 17:10
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A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:11
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Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:12
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Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.(m)
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Proverbs 17:13
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Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil(n) for good.(o)
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Proverbs 17:14
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Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(p)
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Proverbs 17:15
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Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(q)— the Lord detests them both.(r)
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Proverbs 17:16
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Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?(s)
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Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(t)
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Proverbs 17:18
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One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.(u)
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Proverbs 17:19
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Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs 17:20
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One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:21
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To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(v)
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Proverbs 17:22
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed(w) spirit dries up the bones.(x)
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Proverbs 17:23
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The wicked accept bribes(y) in secret to pervert the course of justice.(z)
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Proverbs 17:24
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes(aa) wander to the ends of the earth.
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Proverbs 17:25
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A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(ab)
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Proverbs 17:26
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If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(ac) surely to flog honest officials is not right.
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Proverbs 17:27
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The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(ad) and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(ae)
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Proverbs 17:28
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Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.(af)
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Proverbs 18:1
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An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs 18:2
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Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.(a)
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Proverbs 18:3
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When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
Proverbs 18:4
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The words of the mouth are deep waters,(b) but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
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Proverbs 18:5
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked(c) and so deprive the innocent of justice.(d)
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Proverbs 18:6
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The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.(e)
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Proverbs 18:7
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The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare(f) to their very lives.(g)
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Proverbs 18:8
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.(h)
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Proverbs 18:9
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One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.(i)
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Proverbs 18:10
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The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(j) the righteous run to it and are safe.(k)
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Proverbs 18:11
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The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(l) they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
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Proverbs 18:12
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Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.(m)
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Proverbs 18:13
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To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.(n)
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Proverbs 18:14
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The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?(o)
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Proverbs 18:15
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(p) for the ears of the wise seek it out.
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Proverbs 18:16
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A gift(q) opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
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Proverbs 18:17
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In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
Proverbs 18:18
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Casting the lot settles disputes(r) and keeps strong opponents apart.
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Proverbs 18:19
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A brother wronged(s) is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
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Proverbs 18:20
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From the fruit of their mouth a person's stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(t)
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Proverbs 18:21
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The tongue has the power of life and death,(u) and those who love it will eat its fruit.(v)
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Proverbs 18:22
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He who finds a wife finds what is good(w) and receives favor from the Lord .(x)
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Proverbs 18:23
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The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:24
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One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(y)
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Proverbs 19:1
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Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.(a)
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Proverbs 19:2
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Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(b)
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Proverbs 19:3
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A person's own folly(c) leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord .(d)
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Proverbs 19:4
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Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(e)
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Proverbs 19:5
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A false witness(f) will not go unpunished,(g) and whoever pours out lies will not go free.(h)
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Proverbs 19:6
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Many curry favor with a ruler,(i) and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.(j)
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Proverbs 19:7
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The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them!(k) Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.[a](l)
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Proverbs 19:8
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The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(m)
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Proverbs 19:9
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.(n)
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Proverbs 19:10
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It is not fitting for a fool(o) to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(p)
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Proverbs 19:11
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A person's wisdom yields patience;(q) it is to one's glory to overlook an offense.
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Proverbs 19:12
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A king's rage is like the roar of a lion,(r) but his favor is like dew(s) on the grass.(t)
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Proverbs 19:13
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A foolish child is a father's ruin,(u) and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(v)
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Proverbs 19:14
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Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(w) but a prudent wife is from the Lord .(x)
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Proverbs 19:15
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Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.(y)
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Proverbs 19:16
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Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(z)
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Proverbs 19:17
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Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord ,(aa) and he will reward them for what they have done.(ab)
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Proverbs 19:18
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Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.(ac)
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Proverbs 19:19
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A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:20
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Listen to advice and accept discipline,(ad) and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(ae)
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Proverbs 19:21
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Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord 's purpose that prevails.(af)
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Proverbs 19:22
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What a person desires is unfailing love[b]; better to be poor than a liar.
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Proverbs 19:23
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The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(ag)
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Proverbs 19:24
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A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(ah)
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Proverbs 19:25
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Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning,(ai) and they will gain knowledge.(aj)
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Proverbs 19:26
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Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(ak) is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
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Proverbs 19:27
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Stop listening to instruction, my son,(al) and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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Proverbs 19:28
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A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(am)
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Proverbs 19:29
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Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.(an)
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Proverbs 20:1
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Wine(a) is a mocker(b) and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray(c) by them is not wise.(d)
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Proverbs 20:2
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A king's wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;(e) those who anger him forfeit their lives.(f)
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Proverbs 20:3
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It is to one's honor to avoid strife, but every fool(g) is quick to quarrel.(h)
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Proverbs 20:4
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Sluggards(i) do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(j)
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Proverbs 20:5
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The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters,(k) but one who has insight draws them out.
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Proverbs 20:6
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Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?(l)
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Proverbs 20:7
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The righteous lead blameless lives;(m) blessed are their children after them.(n)
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Proverbs 20:8
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When a king sits on his throne to judge,(o) he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(p)
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Proverbs 20:9
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Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure;(q) I am clean and without sin"?(r)
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Proverbs 20:10
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Differing weights and differing measures— the Lord detests them both.(s)
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Proverbs 20:11
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Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure(t) and upright?
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Proverbs 20:12
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Ears that hear and eyes that see— the Lord has made them both.(u)
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Proverbs 20:13
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Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(v) stay awake and you will have food to spare.
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Proverbs 20:14
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"It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
Proverbs 20:15
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Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
Proverbs 20:16
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Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge(w) if it is done for an outsider.(x)
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Proverbs 20:17
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,(y) but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.(z)
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Proverbs 20:18
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Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(aa)
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Proverbs 20:19
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A gossip betrays a confidence;(ab) so avoid anyone who talks too much.
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Proverbs 20:20
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If someone curses their father or mother,(ac) their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(ad)
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Proverbs 20:21
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An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:22
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Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!"(ae) Wait for the Lord , and he will avenge you.(af)
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Proverbs 20:23
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The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.(ag)
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Proverbs 20:24
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A person's steps are directed(ah) by the Lord .(ai) How then can anyone understand their own way?(aj)
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Proverbs 20:25
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It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one's vows.(ak)
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Proverbs 20:26
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A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.(al)
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Proverbs 20:27
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The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord (am) that sheds light on one's inmost being.(an)
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Proverbs 20:28
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Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love(ao) his throne is made secure.(ap)
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Proverbs 20:29
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The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.(aq)
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Proverbs 20:30
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Blows and wounds scrub(ar) away evil, and beatings(as) purge the inmost being.
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