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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 23:1
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When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what[a] is before you,
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Proverbs 23:2
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and put a knife to your throat if you have a big[b] appetite;
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Proverbs 23:3
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don't desire his choice food,(a) for that food is deceptive.
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Proverbs 23:4
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Don't wear yourself out to get rich;(b) stop giving your attention to it.
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Proverbs 23:5
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As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,(c) for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
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Proverbs 23:6
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Don't eat a stingy person's bread,[c](d) and don't desire his choice food,(e)
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Proverbs 23:7
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for it's like someone calculating inwardly.[d](f) "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.(g)
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Proverbs 23:8
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You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words.
Proverbs 23:9
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Don't speak to[e] a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.(h)
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Proverbs 23:10
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Don't move an ancient boundary marker,(i) and don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
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Proverbs 23:11
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for their Redeemer is strong,(j) and He will take up their case against you.(k)
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Proverbs 23:12
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Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:13
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Don't withhold discipline from a youth; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.(l)
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Proverbs 23:14
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Strike him with a rod, and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(m)
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Proverbs 23:15
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My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will indeed rejoice.(n)
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Proverbs 23:16
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My innermost being will cheer when your lips say what is right.(o)
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Proverbs 23:17
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Don't let your heart envy sinners;(p) instead, always fear the Lord .(q)
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Proverbs 23:18
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For then you will have a future, and your hope will never fade.(r)
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Proverbs 23:19
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Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.
Proverbs 23:20
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Don't associate with those who drink too much wine(s) or with those who gorge themselves on meat.(t)
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Proverbs 23:21
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For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.(u)
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Proverbs 23:22
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Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when[f] she is old.(v)
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Proverbs 23:23
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Buy—and do not sell—truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(w)
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Proverbs 23:24
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The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.(x)
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Proverbs 23:25
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Let your father and mother have joy,(y) and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.
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Proverbs 23:26
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My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs 23:27
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For a prostitute is a deep pit,(z) and a stranger is a narrow well;
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Proverbs 23:28
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indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber(aa) and increases those among men who are unfaithful.
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Proverbs 23:29
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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has conflicts? Who has complaints? Who has wounds for no reason?(ab) Who has red eyes?
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Proverbs 23:30
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Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.(ac)
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Proverbs 23:31
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Don't gaze at wine because it is red,(ad) when it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly.(ae)
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Proverbs 23:32
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In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
Proverbs 23:33
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Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say absurd things.[g](af)
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Proverbs 23:34
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You'll be like someone sleeping out at sea or lying down on the top of a ship's mast.
Proverbs 23:35
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"They struck me, but[h] I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn't know it!(ag) When will I wake up? I'll look for another drink."(ah)
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