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Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
So shalt thou find favor and [a]good understanding
In the sight of God and man.

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  1. Proverbs 3:4 Or, good repute

Let love and faithfulness(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(B)
Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(C)

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22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
And [a]loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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  1. Proverbs 22:1 Or, favor is better than etc.

22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)

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Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,
[a]And disclose not the secret of another;
10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.

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  1. Proverbs 25:9 Or, But

If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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