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Proverbs 17:3
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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.
Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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3 The crucible is for silver
and the furnace for gold—
but the Lord assays hearts.
Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 18:10
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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.
Proverbs 18:10
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Proverbs 18:10
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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
a righteous person rushes to it and is lifted up above the danger.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 The Heb. lacks above the danger
Proverbs 18:10
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Proverbs 18:10
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Proverbs 18:24
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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.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man with many[a] friends can still be ruined,
but one who keeps on loving sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 The Heb. lacks many
Proverbs 18:24
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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)
Proverbs 19:17
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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!
Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord—
the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.
Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:21
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Proverbs 19:21
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21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Proverbs 19:21
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Proverbs 19:21
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- Proverbs 19:21 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 19:21 Or will be established
Proverbs 19:21
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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)
Proverbs 20:12
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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.
Proverbs 20:12
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Proverbs 20:12
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12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees—
the Lord surely made them both.
Proverbs 20:12
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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)
Proverbs 20:22
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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.
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
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22 Don’t say “I’ll avenge that wrong!”
Wait on the Lord and he will deliver you.
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:24
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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?
Proverbs 20:24
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Proverbs 20:24
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24 A man’s steps are directed by the Lord;
how then can anyone understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:24
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Proverbs 20:24
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Proverbs 20:27
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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.
Footnotes
- 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.
Proverbs 20:27
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Proverbs 20:27
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27 A person’s spirit is the lamp of the Lord;
it searches throughout one’s innermost being.
Proverbs 20:27
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Proverbs 20:27
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- Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are
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