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30 A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
    but jealousy makes the bones rot.(A)

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30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,
    but envy rots the bones.(A)

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23 Her husband is known in the city gates,
    taking his seat among the elders of the land.(A)

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23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
    where he takes his seat among the elders(A) of the land.

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For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection[a] of God, but woman is the reflection[b] of man.(A)

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  1. 11.7 Or glory
  2. 11.7 Or glory

A man ought not to cover his head,[a] since he is the image(A) and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 11:7 Or Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair; but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. A man ought not to have long hair