Guidance for the Young

My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
For length of days and long life
And (B)peace they will add to you.

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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
    but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years(C)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)

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13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast

13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(D)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.(F)
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.(H)

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23 (A)For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

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23 For this command is a lamp,
    this teaching is a light,(A)
and correction and instruction
    are the way to life,(B)

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35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (A)obtains favor from the Lord;

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35 For those who find me(A) find life(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.(C)

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17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction [a]goes astray.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:17 leads

17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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19 As righteousness leads to (A)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own (B)death.

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19 Truly the righteous attain life,(A)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And (A)he who [a]wins souls is wise.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
    along that path is immortality.

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A [a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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  1. Proverbs 15:4 Lit. healing

The soothing tongue(A) is a tree of life,(B)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(C)

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15 In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a (A)cloud of the latter rain.

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15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life;(A)
    his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.(B)

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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.

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22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(A)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

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21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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23 (A)The fear of the Lord leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.

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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(A)

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