Verse 10
Proverbs 30:10
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַל תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן עֶ֭בֶד אֶל אדנ/ו אֲדֹנָ֑י/ו פֶּֽן יְקַלֶּלְ/ךָ֥ וְ/אָשָֽׁמְתָּ
English Translation
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you be found guilty.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 30 Context
1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ukal:
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Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;
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And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
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Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath b...
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Every word of God (Elohim) is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
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Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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7
Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
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Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food tha...
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Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profan...
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Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
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There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
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There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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13
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
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14
There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor f...
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15
The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfi...
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16
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not,...
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17
The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall...
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There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:
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The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of...
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So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wi...
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For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:
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For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
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For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
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25
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
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The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.
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There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:
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The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
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31
The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
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32
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon t...
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33
For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; S...
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