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Proverbs 16:26-28
King James Version
Proverbs 16:26-28
King James Version
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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Proverbs 16:26-28
New King James Version
Proverbs 16:26-28
New King James Version
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.
27 [a]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning (B)fire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (C)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Lit. A man of Belial
New King James Version (NKJV)
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