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Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New Life Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New Life Version
5 It is better to listen to the sharp words of a wise man than to listen to the song of fools. 6 For the laughing of a fool is like the sound of a thorn bush burning under a pot. This also is for nothing. 7 For sure a bad power makes the wise man angry. And to get paid in secret for wrong-doing destroys the heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New International Version
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(B) under the pot,
so is the laughter(C) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(D) corrupts the heart.
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