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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 4:14-19; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 14:7; Proverbs 16:19; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 22:5; Proverbs 22:24-25; Proverbs 23:6-8; Proverbs 23:20-21; Proverbs 24:1-2; Proverbs 24:21-22

N84New International Version (1984)
NIVNew International Version
Proverbs 4:14
- Variant Count: 2
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 4:14
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Proverbs 4:15
- Variant Count: None
Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
Proverbs 4:15
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
Proverbs 4:16
- Variant Count: 2
For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
Proverbs 4:16
- Variant Count: 4 (21%)
For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
Proverbs 4:17
- Variant Count: None
They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:17
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:18
- Variant Count: 3
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:19
- Variant Count: None
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 4:19
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 13:20
- Variant Count: 5
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20
- Variant Count: 5 (33%)
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 14:7
- Variant Count: 3
Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.
Proverbs 14:7
- Variant Count: 3 (20%)
Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 16:19
- Variant Count: 2
Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 20:19
- Variant Count: 1
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Proverbs 20:19
- Variant Count: 2 (15%)
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.
Proverbs 22:5
- Variant Count: 7
In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:5
- Variant Count: 9 (40%)
In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
Proverbs 22:24
- Variant Count: 1
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 22:24
- Variant Count: 6 (30%)

Saying 3

Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 22:25
- Variant Count: 1
or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
Proverbs 22:25
- Variant Count: 2 (18%)
or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
Proverbs 23:6
- Variant Count: 2
Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies;
Proverbs 23:6
- Variant Count: 7 (36%)

Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
Proverbs 23:7
- Variant Count: 3
for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:7
- Variant Count: 4 (13%)
for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:8
- Variant Count: None
You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
Proverbs 23:8
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
Proverbs 23:20
- Variant Count: None
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
Proverbs 23:20
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
Proverbs 23:21
- Variant Count: None
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Proverbs 23:21
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Proverbs 24:1
- Variant Count: 1
Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company;
Proverbs 24:1
- Variant Count: 6 (40%)

Saying 20

Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;
Proverbs 24:2
- Variant Count: None
for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24:2
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24:21
- Variant Count: None
Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious,
Proverbs 24:21
- Variant Count: 6 (30%)

Saying 30

Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
Proverbs 24:22
- Variant Count: 6
for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Further Sayings of the Wise
Proverbs 24:22
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
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