Proverbs 1:5
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5 let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
and the discerning acquire skill,(A)
Proverbs 1:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 a wise man will listen and increase his learning,(A)
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—
Proverbs 1:5
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5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
and let the discerning get guidance—
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 11:14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 Without guidance, people fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.(A)
Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 11:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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 11:14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 Without guidance, people fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.(A)
Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 15:22
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22 Without counsel, plans go wrong,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)
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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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 19:20-21
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21 Many plans are in a man’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your end
Proverbs 19:20-21
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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(C)
Proverbs 20:18
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18 Plans are established by taking advice;
wage war by following wise guidance.(A)
Proverbs 20:18
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Proverbs 20:18
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18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(A)
Proverbs 25:5
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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 25:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)
Proverbs 25:5
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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 27:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction
Proverbs 27:9
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9 Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
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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