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My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
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Dear friend, if you've gone into hock with your neighbor or locked yourself into a deal with a stranger,
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My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge for another,
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My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
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My child, if you co-sign a loan for a friend or guarantee the debt of someone you hardly know--
Prov.6.2
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
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If you've impulsively promised the shirt off your back and now find yourself shivering out in the cold,
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if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
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You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth.
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if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said--
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Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
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Friend, don't waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess. You're in that man's clutches! Go, put on a long face; act desperate.
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then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands: Go and humble yourself; press your plea with your neighbor!
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So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend.
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quick, get out of it if you possibly can! You have placed yourself at your friend's mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased.
Prov.6.4
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Prov.6.4
Don't procrastinate--there's no time to lose.
Prov.6.4
Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
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Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.
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Don't put it off. Do it now! Don't rest until you do.
Prov.6.5
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Run like a deer from the hunter, fly like a bird from the trapper!
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Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
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Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Save yourself like a deer escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.
Prov.6.6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two.
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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
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Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
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Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and be wise!
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Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
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Nobody has to tell it what to do.
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It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
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Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,
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Even though they have no prince, governor, or ruler to make them work,
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Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
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All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions.
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yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
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Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.
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they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
Prov.6.9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed?
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How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
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How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
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But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? I want you to learn this lesson:
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy--do you know what comes next?
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
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A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep--
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A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
Prov.6.11
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!
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and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
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So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
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and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Prov.6.12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
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Riffraff and rascals talk out of both sides of their mouths.
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A scoundrel and villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
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A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;
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Here is a description of worthless and wicked people: They are constant liars,
Prov.6.13
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
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They wink at each other, they shuffle their feet, they cross their fingers behind their backs.
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who winks with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
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He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers;
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signaling their true intentions to their friends by making signs with their eyes and feet and fingers.
Prov.6.14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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Their perverse minds are always cooking up something nasty, always stirring up trouble.
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who plots evil with deceit in his heart- he always stirs up dissension.
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Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.
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Their perverted hearts plot evil. They stir up trouble constantly.
Prov.6.15
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
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Catastrophe is just around the corner for them, a total smash-up, their lives ruined beyond repair.
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Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed-without remedy.
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Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
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But they will be destroyed suddenly, broken beyond all hope of healing.
Prov.6.16
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
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Here are six things GOD hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion:
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There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
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These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
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There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests:
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A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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eyes that are arrogant, a tongue that lies, hands that murder the innocent,
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
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An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
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a heart that hatches evil plots, feet that race down a wicked track,
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a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
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A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
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a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
Prov.6.19
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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a mouth that lies under oath, a troublemaker in the family.
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a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
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A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
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a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord among brothers.
Prov.6.20
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Good friend, follow your father's good advice; don't wander off from your mother's teachings.
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My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
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My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
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My son, obey your father's commands, and don't neglect your mother's teaching.
Prov.6.21
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
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Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck.
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Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
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Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck.
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Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck.
Prov.6.22
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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Wherever you walk, they'll guide you; whenever you rest, they'll guard you; when you wake up, they'll tell you what's next.
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When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
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When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you.
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Wherever you walk, their counsel can lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up in the morning, they will advise you.
Prov.6.23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
Prov.6.23
For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
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For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
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For these commands and this teaching are a lamp to light the way ahead of you. The correction of discipline is the way to life.
Prov.6.24
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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They'll protect you from wanton women, from the seductive talk of some temptress.
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keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
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To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
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These commands and this teaching will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of an adulterous woman.
Prov.6.25
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Prov.6.25
Don't lustfully fantasize on her beauty, nor be taken in by her bedroom eyes.
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Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,
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Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
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Don't lust for her beauty. Don't let her coyness seduce you.
Prov.6.26
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Prov.6.26
You can buy an hour with a whore for a loaf of bread, but a wanton woman may well eat you alive.
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for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
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For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
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For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, and sleeping with another man's wife may cost you your very life.
Prov.6.27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
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Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn your pants?
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Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
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Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
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Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burned?
Prov.6.28
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
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Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters?
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Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
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Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?
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Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet?
Prov.6.29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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It's the same when you have sex with your neighbor's wife: Touch her and you'll pay for it. No excuses.
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So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
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So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
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So it is with the man who sleeps with another man's wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
Prov.6.30
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
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Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal;
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Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
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People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
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Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.
Prov.6.31
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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When he's caught he has to pay it back, even if he has to put his whole house in hock.
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Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
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Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
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But if he is caught, he will be fined seven times as much as he stole, even if it means selling everything in his house to pay it back.
Prov.6.32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
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Adultery is a brainless act, soul--destroying, self-destructive;
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But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
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Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.
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But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys his own soul.
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A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
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Expect a bloody nose, a black eye, and a reputation ruined for good.
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Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;
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Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.
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Wounds and constant disgrace are his lot. His shame will never be erased.
Prov.6.34
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband; wild for revenge, he won't make allowances.
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for jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
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For jealousy is a husband's fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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For the woman's husband will be furious in his jealousy, and he will have no mercy in his day of vengeance.
Prov.6.35
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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Nothing you say or pay will make it all right; neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him.
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He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.
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He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.
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There is no compensation or bribe that will satisfy him.
