Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
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Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
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8 Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
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12 Than great income with injustice.
It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
For a (M)throne is established on righteousness.
13 For a (M)throne is established on righteousness.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks right is loved.
14 And he who speaks right is loved.
The fury of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.
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16 But a wise man will appease it.
How much (O)better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
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22 And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.
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28 But the discipline of fools is folly.
A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
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30 And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
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32 He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
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And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 16:2: ['Lit ', spirits]
b.
Proverbs 16:3: ['Lit ', Roll]
c.
Proverbs 16:4: ['Or ', His]
d.
Proverbs 16:6: ['Or ', reverence]
e.
Proverbs 16:10: ['Lit ', be unfaithful]
f.
Proverbs 16:11: ['Lit ', stones]
g.
Proverbs 16:11: ['Lit ', work]
h.
Proverbs 16:15: ['Lit ', latter]
i.
Proverbs 16:17: ['Lit ', soul]
j.
Proverbs 16:21: ['Lit ', lips]
k.
Proverbs 16:21: ['Or ', learning]
l.
Proverbs 16:23: ['Or ', learning]
m.
Proverbs 16:26: ['Lit ', mouth]
n.
Proverbs 16:27: ['Lit ', on his lips]
Cross references:
AC.
Proverbs 16:27:
James 3:6