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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 17:10-11; Proverbs 20:6; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 20:30; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 25:2; Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 28:21; Proverbs 29:12; Proverbs 29:19; Proverbs 29:21
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12 verses
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:24
- Variant Count: 2 (18%)
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
- Variant Count: 9 (60%)
Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:6
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?
When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
Proverbs 20:30
- Variant Count: 2 (15%)
Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
Proverbs 22:11
- Variant Count: 5 (26%)
One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Proverbs 25:2
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
remove wicked officials from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
To show partiality is not good- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Proverbs 28:21
- Variant Count: 3 (16%)
To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
- Variant Count: 1 (8%)
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; though he understands, he will not respond.
Proverbs 29:19
- Variant Count: 5 (33%)
Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond.
If a man pampers his servant from youth, he will bring grief in the end.
Proverbs 29:21
- Variant Count: 7 (58%)
A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
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