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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But (B)humility goes before glory.

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14 The (A)spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
But as for a (B)broken spirit, who can bear it?

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The (A)folly of man subverts his way,
But his heart (B)rages against Yahweh.

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20 (A)Listen to counsel and receive discipline,
That you may be wise in [a]the end of your days.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:20 Lit your latter end

Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of discernment draws it out.

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27 The [a](A)breath of man is the lamp of Yahweh,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his body.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or what a man breathes out
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the stomach

Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of Yahweh;
He (A)turns it wherever He pleases.
(B)Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But Yahweh (C)weighs the hearts.

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11 He who loves (A)purity of heart
And (B)grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

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12 Bring your heart to discipline
And your ears to [a]words of knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 23:12 Lit sayings

11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He (B)who weighs the hearts (C)understand?
And (D)does not He who (E)guards your soul know?
And will not He [a](F)render to man according to his work?

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back

17 When your enemy falls, (A)do not be glad,
And when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice;
18 Lest Yahweh see it and it be evil in His eyes,
And turn His anger away from him.

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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers
Do not be (B)jealous of the wicked;
20 For (C)there will be no [a](D)future for the evil one;
The (E)lamp of the wicked will go out.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end