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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1These too are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to investigate a matter. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great; |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Don't take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterward if your opponent humiliates you? |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Make your case with your opponent without revealing another's secret; |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you, and you'll never live it down. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples on a silver tray. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day; he refreshes the life of his masters. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16If you find honey, eat only what you need; otherwise, you'll get sick from it and vomit. |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house; otherwise, he'll get sick of you and hate you. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18A man giving false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot. |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda. |
21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; |
22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. |
23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The north wind produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. |
24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife. |
25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. |
26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26A righteous person who yields to the wicked is like a muddied spring or a polluted well. |
27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory. |
28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A man who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down. |
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