Proverbs 1:5
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5 let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—
Proverbs 1:5
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5 let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
and the discerning acquire skill,(A)
Proverbs 11:14
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14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.(A)
Proverbs 11:14
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14 Where there is no guidance, a nation[a] falls,
but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.(A)
Footnotes
- 11.14 Or an army
Proverbs 15:22
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22 Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)
Proverbs 15:22
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22 Without counsel, plans go wrong,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)
Proverbs 19:20-21
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21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(B)
Footnotes
- 19:20 Lit in your end
Proverbs 19:20-21
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)
21 The human mind may devise many plans,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.(B)
Proverbs 20:18
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Proverbs 20:18
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18 Plans are established by taking advice;
wage war by following wise guidance.(A)
Proverbs 25:5
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5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)
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5 take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 27:9
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9 Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]
Footnotes
- 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction
Proverbs 27:9
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9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]
Footnotes
- 27.9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler listens to lies,(A)
all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
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