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It is not good to eat much honey,     nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.  A man without self-control     is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:27-28 The translation of 27 is problematic, and neither the AV nor… →

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,     and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,  for you will heap burning coals on his head,     and the Lord will reward you.  The north wind brings forth rain,     and a… →

Like clouds and wind without rain     is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.  With patience a ruler may be persuaded,     and a soft tongue will break a bone. If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,     lest you… →

Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence     or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here”,     than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes… →

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.  It is the glory of God to conceal things,     but the glory of kings is to search things out.  As the heavens for height, and the earth for… →

Be not a witness against your neighbour without cause,     and do not deceive with your lips.  Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;     I will pay the man back for what he has done.”… →

Prepare your work outside;     get everything ready for yourself in the field,     and after that build your house. Proverbs 24:17 The second subject (27) has to do with laying foundations. One thinks of Jesus’ words in Luke 14:28-30 about the… →

These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good. Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right”,     will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,  but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,     and a… →

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,     and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,  lest the Lord see it and be displeased,     and turn away his anger from him.  Fret not yourself because of evildoers,     and be not envious of… →

My son, eat honey, for it is good,     and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know that wisdom is such to your soul;     if you find it, there will be a future,     and your hope will not be cut… →