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Proverbs 11:21-23
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 11:21-23
Contemporary English Version
21 You can be sure of this:
All crooks will be punished,
but God's people won't.
22 A beautiful woman
who acts foolishly
is like a gold ring
on the snout of a pig.
23 Good people want what is best,
but troublemakers
hope to stir up trouble.[a]
Footnotes
- 11.23 Good people … trouble: Or “Good people do what is best, but troublemakers just stir up trouble.”
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