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Proverbs 25:26-28
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 25:26-28
Contemporary English Version
26 When a good person gives in
to the wicked,
it's like dumping garbage
in a stream of clear water.
27 Don't eat too much honey
or always want praise.[a]
28 Losing self-control
leaves you as helpless
as a city without a wall.
Footnotes
- 25.27 or … praise: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Proverbs 25:26-28
New International Version
Proverbs 25:26-28
New International Version
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
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