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Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them around your neck;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
Then you will find favor and high regard
    in the sight of God and of people.(B)

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Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them about your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will find favor and good repute[a]
    in the sight of God and man.

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  1. Proverbs 3:4 Cn: Heb understanding

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 to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.(A)

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22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.

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

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Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
    and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute will have no end.

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Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
    and do not disclose another’s secret;
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute have no end.

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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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