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Proverbs 26:7
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like lame legs that hang limp.
Proverbs 26:7
New International Version
Proverbs 26:7
New International Version
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(A)
Proverbs 26:7
King James Version
Proverbs 26:7
King James Version
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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Proverbs 26:7
New King James Version
Proverbs 26:7
New King James Version
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:12
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?(A)
There is more hope for a fool than for him.(B)
Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
New International Version
Proverbs 26:12
King James Version
Proverbs 26:12
King James Version
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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Proverbs 26:12
New King James Version
Proverbs 26:12
New King James Version
12 (A)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools,(A)
Ecclesiastes 7:5
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5
New International Version
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5
King James Version
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Ecclesiastes 7:5
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- Ecclesiastes 7:5 listen to
Isaiah 32:5-6
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 32:5-6
Christian Standard Bible
5 A fool will no longer be called a noble,(A)
nor a scoundrel said to be important.
6 For a fool speaks foolishness
and his mind plots iniquity.
He lives in a godless way
and speaks falsely about the Lord.
He leaves the hungry empty
and deprives the thirsty of drink.(B)
Isaiah 32:5-6
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Isaiah 32:5-6
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Isaiah 32:5-6
King James Version
Isaiah 32:5-6
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5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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Isaiah 32:5-6
New King James Version
Isaiah 32:5-6
New King James Version
5 The foolish person will no longer be called [a]generous,
Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work (A)iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:5 noble
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