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18 She is a tree of life for those who seize her;
    those who take hold of her are considered happy.

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Benefits of Following Wisdom

32 “And now, children, listen to me;
    happy are those who will keep my ways.
33 Hear teaching and be wise;
    do not neglect it.
34 Happy is the person who listens to me,
    in order to keep watch at my doors day by day,
    in order to guard the frames of my entrances.
35 For he who finds me is he who finds[a] life,
    and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
36 But he who misses me injures himself.[b]
    All those who hate me love death.”

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  1. Proverbs 8:35 Hebrew “those who find”
  2. Proverbs 8:36 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

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25 Anxiety in the heart[a] of a man will weigh him down,
    but a good word will cheer him.

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  1. Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”

13 A heart[a] of gladness will make good countenance,[b]
    but in sorrow of heart[c] a spirit is broken.

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  1. Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 15:13 Literally “faces”
  3. Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”

15 All the days of the poor are hard,
    but goodness of heart[a] is a continuous feast.

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  1. Proverbs 15:15 Or “mind”

30 From the light of the eyes, the heart[a] will rejoice,
    and good news will enliven the bones.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew “bone”

20 He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness,
    and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

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25 May your father and your mother be glad,
    and may she who bore you rejoice.

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17 While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice;
    when he trips himself, may your heart[a] not be glad
18 lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes,
    and turn his anger away from him.

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  1. Proverbs 24:17 Or “mind”

20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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18 When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint,
    but as for he who guards instruction, happiness is his.

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