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Proverbs 30:17 (NIV)
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
Proverbs 30:18 (NIV)
“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
Proverbs 30:19 (NIV)
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.
Proverbs 30:20 (NIV)
“This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
Proverbs 30:21 (NIV)
“Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
Proverbs 30:22 (NIV)
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
Proverbs 30:23 (NIV)
a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
Proverbs 30:24 (NIV)
“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
Proverbs 30:25 (NIV)
Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:26 (NIV)
hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
Proverbs 30:27 (NIV)
locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
Proverbs 30:28 (NIV)
a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
Proverbs 30:29 (NIV)
“There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
Proverbs 30:30 (NIV)
a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;
Proverbs 30:31 (NIV)
a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.
Proverbs 30:32 (NIV)
“If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!
Proverbs 30:33 (NIV)
For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Proverbs 31:1 (NIV)
The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
Proverbs 31:2 (NIV)
Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!
Proverbs 31:3 (NIV)
Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
Proverbs 31:4 (NIV)
It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
Proverbs 31:5 (NIV)
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Proverbs 31:6 (NIV)
Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish!
Proverbs 31:7 (NIV)
Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
Proverbs 31:8 (NIV)
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.