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Proverbs 25:26-28
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 25:26-28
Contemporary English Version
26 When a good person gives in
to the wicked,
it's like dumping garbage
in a stream of clear water.
27 Don't eat too much honey
or always want praise.[a]
28 Losing self-control
leaves you as helpless
as a city without a wall.
Footnotes
- 25.27 or … praise: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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