Proverbs 15:3
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3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:1
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Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
16 The (A)preparations[a] of the heart belong to man,
(B)But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 plans
Proverbs 16:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:4 Lit. evil
Proverbs 16:9
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Proverbs 16:33
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
(A)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 21:30-31
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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But (B)deliverance is of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:12
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12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
Proverbs 27:1
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My Son, Be Wise
27 Do(A) not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 13:14
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Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 15:24
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:24 Or Sheol
Proverbs 16:22
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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 17:12
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12 Let a man meet (A)a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 24:7
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7 (A)Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13 My son, (A)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (B)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [a]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
Proverbs 26:4-11
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
5 (A)Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 [a]The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
11 (B)As a dog returns to his own vomit,
(C)So a fool repeats his folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Heb. difficult in v. 10; ancient and modern translators differ greatly
Proverbs 27:22
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22 (A)Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Proverbs 29:9
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9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
(A)Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
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