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Proverbs 17:3
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3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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Proverbs 17:3
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3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.

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Proverbs 17:3
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3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

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Proverbs 18:10
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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

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Proverbs 18:10
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10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
    the godly run to him and are safe.

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Proverbs 18:10
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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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Proverbs 18:24
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24 There are “friends” who destroy each other,
    but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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Proverbs 19:17
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17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord—
    and he will repay you!

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Proverbs 19:17
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17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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Proverbs 19:21
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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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Proverbs 19:21
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21 You can make many plans,
    but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

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Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

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Proverbs 20:12
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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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Proverbs 20:12
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12 Ears to hear and eyes to see—
    both are gifts from the Lord.

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Proverbs 20:12
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12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.

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Proverbs 20:22
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22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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Proverbs 20:22
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22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
    Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.

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Proverbs 20:22
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22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

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Proverbs 20:24
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24 A person’s steps are directed(A) by the Lord.(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(C)

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Proverbs 20:24
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24 The Lord directs our steps,
    so why try to understand everything along the way?

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Proverbs 20:24
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24 Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

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Proverbs 20:27
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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are
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Proverbs 20:27
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27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
    exposing every hidden motive.

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  1. 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.
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Proverbs 20:27
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27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

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