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Proverbs 14:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
Proverbs 14:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 Where none [a]oxen are, there the crib is empty: but much increase cometh by the strength of the ox.
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false record will speak lies.
6 [b]A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that will understand.
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- Proverbs 14:4 By the ox is meant labor, and by the crib the barn: meaning, without labor there is no profit.
- Proverbs 14:6 For the maintenance of his own ambition, and not for God’s glory, as Simon Magus.
Proverbs 14:4-6
New International Version
Proverbs 14:4-6
New International Version
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox(A) come abundant harvests.
5 An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.(B)
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(C)
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