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Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you.
    Bind them around your neck.
    Write them on the tablet of your heart.

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Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
    Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
    Write them deep within your heart.

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Let love and faithfulness(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(B)

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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.

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13 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
    but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.

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13 A gossip betrays a confidence,(A)
    but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.(B)

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22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
    if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
    By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

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Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
    By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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17 A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.

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17 A friend is always loyal,
    and a brother is born to help in time of need.

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)

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22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
    A poor man is better than a liar.

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22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
    It is better to be poor than dishonest.

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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,
    but who can find a faithful man?

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Many will say they are loyal friends,
    but who can find one who is truly reliable?

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Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.
    His throne is sustained by love.

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28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
    his throne is made secure through love.

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28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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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.

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26 O my son, give me your heart.
    May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
    a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a robber,
    eager to make more men unfaithful.

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Saying 18

26 My son,(A) give me your heart
    and let your eyes delight in my ways,(B)
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(C)
    and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Like a bandit she lies in wait(D)
    and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

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