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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
2 For length of days and long life
And (B)peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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3 My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments;
2 for length of days and long life and peace shall they add to thee.
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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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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- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding;
14 for the merchandising of it is better than the merchandising of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is everyone that retaineth her.
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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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)
Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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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,
Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life
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Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (A)obtains favor from the Lord;
Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain the favor of the Lord.
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Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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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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- Proverbs 10:17 leads
Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 He that keepeth instruction is in the way of life, but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
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Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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19 As righteousness tendeth to life, so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
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Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is wise.
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
along that path is immortality.
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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4 A [a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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- Proverbs 15:4 Lit. healing
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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