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Proverbs 2:7
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7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(A)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

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Proverbs 2:7
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7 He stores up success[a] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(A)

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  1. 2:7 Or resourcefulness
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Proverbs 2:7
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7 He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)

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Proverbs 6:6-8
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The Folly of Indolence

6 (A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no [a]captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8 Provides her [b]supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.

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  1. Proverbs 6:7 Lit. leader
  2. Proverbs 6:8 Lit. bread
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Proverbs 6:6-8
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Laziness

6 Go to the ant,(A) you slacker!(B)
Observe its ways and become wise.
7 Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
8 it prepares its provisions in summer;
it gathers its food during harvest.(C)

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Proverbs 6:6-8
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6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(A)
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer(B)
    and gathers its food at harvest.(C)

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Proverbs 8:12-16
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12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (D)I have strength.
15 (E)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of [a]the earth.

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  1. Proverbs 8:16 MT, Syr., Tg., Vg. righteousness; LXX, Bg., some mss. and editions earth
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Proverbs 8:12-16
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12 I, wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.(A)
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(B)
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
14 I possess good advice and sound wisdom;[a]
I have understanding and strength.(C)
15 It is by me that kings reign(D)
and rulers enact just law;
16 by me, princes lead,
as do nobles and all righteous judges.[b]

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  1. 8:14 Or resourcefulness
  2. 8:16 Some Hb mss, LXX read nobles who judge the earth
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Proverbs 8:12-16
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12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
    I possess knowledge and discretion.(A)
13 To fear the Lord(B) is to hate evil;(C)
    I hate(D) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
    I have insight, I have power.(E)
15 By me kings reign
    and rulers(F) issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,(G)
    and nobles—all who rule on earth.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
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Proverbs 11:5
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5 The righteousness of the blameless will [a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own (A)wickedness.

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  1. Proverbs 11:5 Or make smooth or straight
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Proverbs 11:5
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5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

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Proverbs 11:5
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5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

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Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.

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Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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Proverbs 12:24
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24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

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Proverbs 12:24
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24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)

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Proverbs 12:24
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24 Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)

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Proverbs 13:2
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2 (A)A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

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Proverbs 13:2
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2 From the fruit of his mouth,
a person will enjoy good things,(A)
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.(B)

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Proverbs 13:2
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2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,(A)
    but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

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Proverbs 13:13
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13 He who (A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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Proverbs 13:13
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13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)

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Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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Proverbs 15:22
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22 (A)Without counsel, plans go awry,
But in the multitude of counselors they are established.

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Proverbs 15:22
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22 Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)

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Proverbs 15:22
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22 Plans fail for lack of counsel,(A)
    but with many advisers(B) they succeed.(C)

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