Proverbs 3:3
World English Bible
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you.
Bind them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3:3
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Proverbs 3:3
King James Version
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
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Proverbs 11:13
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13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Proverbs 11:13
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Proverbs 11:13
King James Version
13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
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Proverbs 14:22
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22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 14:22
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Proverbs 14:22
King James Version
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
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Proverbs 16:6
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6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
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Proverbs 16:6
King James Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
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Proverbs 17:17
World English Bible
17 A friend loves at all times;
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
New International Version
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)
Proverbs 17:17
King James Version
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 19:22
World English Bible
22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
New International Version
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
better to be poor than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 19:22
King James Version
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
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Proverbs 20:6
World English Bible
6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,
but who can find a faithful man?
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many claim to have unfailing love,
but a faithful person who can find?(A)
Proverbs 20:6
King James Version
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.
His throne is sustained by love.
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
King James Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
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Proverbs 23:26-28
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26 My son, give me your heart;
and let your eyes keep in my ways.
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit;
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber,
and increases the unfaithful among men.
Proverbs 23:26-28
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Proverbs 23:26-28
King James Version
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
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