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

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12 Before destruction a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

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

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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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14 A man’s spirit can endure illness,
but who can bear a broken spirit?

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

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

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A person’s own foolishness undermines his way,
but his heart rages against the Lord.

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

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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

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,
so that you will be wise in the future.

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

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The intentions in a person’s heart are deep water,
but a person with understanding can draw them out.

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The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
    but one who has insight draws them 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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Footnotes

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

27 A man’s spirit is the lamp of the Lord.
It illuminates the depths of his heart.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

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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Wise and Foolish Behaviors

21 A king’s heart is like streams of water in the hand of the Lord.
He directs it wherever he desires.
In a person’s own eyes all his ways are right,
but the Lord weighs the motives of the heart.

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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)

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

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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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11 A person who loves a pure heart and whose lips are gracious
    will have a king as his friend.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:12 Lit sayings

12 Apply your heart to discipline
and your ear to words that give knowledge.

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Saying 12

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

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