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19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;
For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive [a]instruction,
That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 There are many devices in a man’s heart;
But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:20 Or, correction

19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(A)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(B)

21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(C)

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