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Proverbs 25:4-6
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 25:4-6
Contemporary English Version
4 Silver must be purified
before it can be used
to make something of value.
5 Evil people must be removed
before anyone can rule
with justice.
6 (A) Don't try to seem important
in the court of a ruler.
Proverbs 25:4-6
New International Version
Proverbs 25:4-6
New International Version
4 Remove the dross from the silver,
and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)
6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
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