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Proverbs 15:11

Proverbs 14Proverbs 16

Proverbs 15:11 New International Version (NIV)

11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord—
    how much more do human hearts!

Footnotes:

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon
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Proverbs 16:2

Proverbs 15Proverbs 17

Proverbs 16:2 New International Version (NIV)

2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
    but motives are weighed by the Lord.

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Proverbs 17:3

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Proverbs 17:3 New International Version (NIV)

3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.

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Proverbs 20:11

Proverbs 19Proverbs 21

Proverbs 20:11 New International Version (NIV)

11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure and upright?

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Proverbs 20:27

Proverbs 19Proverbs 21

Proverbs 20:27 New International Version (NIV)

27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.

Footnotes:

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are
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Proverbs 21:2

Proverbs 20Proverbs 22

Proverbs 21:2 New International Version (NIV)

2 A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

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Proverbs 27:19

Proverbs 26Proverbs 28

Proverbs 27:19 New International Version (NIV)

19 As water reflects the face,
    so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]

Footnotes:

  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
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Proverbs 15:8

Proverbs 14Proverbs 16

Proverbs 15:8 New International Version (NIV)

8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

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Proverbs 15:29

Proverbs 14Proverbs 16

Proverbs 15:29 New International Version (NIV)

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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Proverbs 21:3

Proverbs 20Proverbs 22

Proverbs 21:3 New International Version (NIV)

3 To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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Proverbs 21:27

Proverbs 20Proverbs 22

Proverbs 21:27 New International Version (NIV)

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—
    how much more so when brought with evil intent!

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Proverbs 6:12-15

Proverbs 5Proverbs 7

Proverbs 6:12-15 New International Version (NIV)

12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13     who winks maliciously with his eye,
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,
14     who plots evil with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;
    he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

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Proverbs 10:10-11

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Proverbs 10:10-11 New International Version (NIV)

10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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Proverbs 11:3

Proverbs 10Proverbs 12

Proverbs 11:3 New International Version (NIV)

3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

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Proverbs 16:30

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Proverbs 16:30 New International Version (NIV)

30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

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Proverbs 20:14

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Proverbs 20:14 New International Version (NIV)

14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

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Proverbs 23:6-8

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Proverbs 23:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

Saying 9

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;
7 for he is the kind of person
    who is always thinking about the cost.[a]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten
    and will have wasted your compliments.

Footnotes:

  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
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Proverbs 26:23-26

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Proverbs 26:23-26 New International Version (NIV)

23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
    are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
    but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
25 Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,
    for seven abominations fill their hearts.
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Footnotes:

  1. Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
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Proverbs 3:3-4

Proverbs 2Proverbs 4

Proverbs 3:3-4 New International Version (NIV)

3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.

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Proverbs 16:6

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Proverbs 16:6 New International Version (NIV)

6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

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Proverbs 20:6

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Proverbs 20:6 New International Version (NIV)

6 Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?

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Proverbs 25:19

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Proverbs 25:19 New International Version (NIV)

19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

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