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Proverbs 19:9-11
The Message
Proverbs 19:9-11
The Message
9 The person who tells lies gets caught;
the person who spreads rumors is ruined.
10 Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy street
any more than workers should give orders to their boss.
11 Smart people know how to hold their tongue;
their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
Proverbs 19:9-11
New International Version
Proverbs 19:9-11
New International Version
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)
10 It is not fitting for a fool(B) to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(C)
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(D)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
The Message (MSG)
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