12 The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
13 The [a](A)lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of [b](B)an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is (C)cursed of the Lord will fall [c]into it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:13 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 22:14 Lit strange woman
  3. Proverbs 22:14 Lit there

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