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Proverbs 18:12
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12 Proud people will be ruined,
but ·the humble will be honored [humility comes before glory].

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Proverbs 18:12
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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty,
But (B)humility goes before honor.

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Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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Proverbs 18:14
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14 The ·will to live [L human spirit] can get you through sickness,
but ·no one can live with [L who can bear…?] a broken spirit.

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Proverbs 18:14
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14 The (A)spirit of a person can endure his sickness,
But as for a (B)broken spirit, who can endure it?

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Proverbs 18:14
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14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?(A)

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Proverbs 19:3
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3 People’s own foolishness ·ruins their lives [L frustrates their path],
but in their ·minds [L hearts] they ·blame [rage at] the Lord.

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Proverbs 19:3
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3 The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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Proverbs 19:3
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3 A person’s own folly(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(B)

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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept correction,
and in the ·end [future] you will be wise.

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Proverbs 19:20
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20 (A)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise [a]the rest of your days.

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  1. Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your latter end
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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(A)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(B)

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Proverbs 20:5
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5 People’s ·thoughts [advice; purpose] can be like a deep ·well [L waters],
but someone with understanding can ·find the wisdom there [draw it out].

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Proverbs 20:5
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5 A plan in the heart of a person is like deep water,
But a person of understanding draws it out.

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Proverbs 20:5
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5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

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Proverbs 20:27
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27 The lamp of the Lord looks deep inside people
and searches through ·their thoughts [L all their inner parts].

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Proverbs 20:27
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27 The [a](A)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body
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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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Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 ·The Lord can control a king’s mind as he controls a river [L The heart of a king is a canal/stream in the hand of the Lord];
he can ·direct [turn; incline] it as he pleases.

2 ·You may believe you are doing right [L Every person’s path seems right/straight in their own eyes],
but the Lord ·judges your reasons [L weighs your heart].

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Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He (A)turns it wherever He pleases.
2 (B)Every person’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord (C)examines the hearts.

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Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.(A)

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

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Proverbs 22:11
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11 Whoever loves pure ·thoughts [L hearts] and kind ·words [L lips]
will have even the king as a friend.

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Proverbs 22:11
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11 One who loves (A)purity of heart
And [a]whose speech is (B)gracious, the king is his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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Proverbs 23:12
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12 ·Remember what you are taught [L Bring your heart to discipline/instruction],
·and listen carefully [L your ear] to words of knowledge.

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Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply your heart to discipline,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

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Proverbs 23:12
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Saying 12

12 Apply your heart to instruction(A)
    and your ears to words of knowledge.

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