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Proverbs 22:14-16
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 22:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 A deep pit is the mouth of an adulteress,[a]
he with whom Yahweh is angry will fall there.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart[b] of a boy;[c]
the rod of discipline will drive it[d] from him.
16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.[e]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:14 Literally “a strange woman”
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “young man,” or “adolescent”
- Proverbs 22:15 That is, folly
- Proverbs 22:16 Literally “only loss”
Proverbs 22:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 22:14-16
New International Version
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;(A)
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.(B)
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(C)
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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