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Proverbs 25:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 25:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 Like vinegar on a wound[a]
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood,
sorrow gnaws at the human heart.[b]
Proverbs 29:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 29:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.(A)
Sirach 20:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 20:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 A proverb from a fool’s lips will be rejected,
for he does not tell it at the proper time.(A)
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