Proverbs 3:1-2
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Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh
3 My son, (A)do not forget my [a]law,
But let your heart (B)guard my commandments;
2 For (C)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 (A)How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.
14 For her (B)profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.
15 She is (C)more precious than [a]pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are (E)riches and glory.
17 Her (F)ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are (G)peace.
18 She is a (H)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:15 Or corals
Proverbs 6:23
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23 For (A)the commandment is a lamp and the [a]law is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:23 Or instruction
Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 He (A)is on the path of life who keeps discipline,
But he who forsakes reproof makes [a]himself wander about.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:17 Or others
Proverbs 11:19
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19 He who is steadfast in (A)righteousness will attain to life,
And (B)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
Proverbs 11:30
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes
Proverbs 12:28
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28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 15:4
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4 A tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
But perversion in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 16:15
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:15 Spring
Proverbs 16:22
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22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [a]folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 18:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:21 Lit hand
Proverbs 19:23
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23 The [a](A)fear of Yahweh leads to life,
So that one may sleep (B)satisfied, not (C)visited by evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:23 Or reverence
Proverbs 21:21
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21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward of humility—the [a]fear of Yahweh—
Is riches, glory, and life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence
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