21 Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.(A)
22 They will be life for you[a][b](B)
and adornment[c] for your neck.
23 Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.(C)
24 When you lie[d] down, you will not be afraid;(D)
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:22 Or be your throat
  2. Proverbs 3:22 In Hb, nephesh can mean throat, soul, or life.
  3. Proverbs 3:22 Or grace
  4. Proverbs 3:24 LXX reads sit

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