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Apostles' Bible Complete (2004) King James Version (1769) New King James Version (1982) Today's English Version (Good News Bible) (1992) Voice In Wilderness (2006)
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Apostles' Bible Complete (2004) King James Version (1769) New King James Version (1982) Today's English Version (Good News Bible) (1992) Voice In Wilderness (2006)
Book
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Chapter
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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
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A stone [is] heavy and sand [is] weighty, But a fool's wrath [is] heavier than both of them.
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Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
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Wrath [is] cruel and anger a torrent, But who [is] able to stand before jealousy?
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Open rebuke is better than secret love.
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Open rebuke [is] better Than love carefully concealed.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
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Like a bird that wanders from its nest [Is] a man who wanders from his place.
9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend [gives delight] by hearty counsel.
10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better [is] a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.
12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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A prudent [man] foresees evil [and] hides himself; The simple pass on [and] are punished.
13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge [when] he is surety for a seductress.
14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.
15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
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Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
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Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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[As] iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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As in water face [reflects] face, So a man's heart [reveals] the man.
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Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
21
The refining pot [is] for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man [is valued] by what others say of him.
22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, [Yet] his foolishness will not depart from him.
23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
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Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, [And] attend to your herds;
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For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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For riches [are] not forever, Nor does a crown [endure] to all generations.
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The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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[When] the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
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The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
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The lambs [will provide] your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;
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And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
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[You shall have] enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.
