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Proverbs 13:15-17
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15 Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[a](A)
16 The clever do all things intelligently,
    but the fool displays folly.(B)
17 A bad messenger brings trouble,
    but a faithful envoy, healing.(C)

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  1. 13.15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring
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Proverbs 13:15-17
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15 Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]

16 All who are prudent act with[b] knowledge,
    but fools expose(A) their folly.(B)

17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,(C)
    but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through
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