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Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Don’t ever forget kindness and truth.
Wear them like a necklace.
Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.
4 Then you will be respected
and will please both God and people.
Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Happy is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gets understanding.
14 Wisdom is worth more than silver;
it brings more profit than gold.
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you could want is equal to it.
16 With her right hand wisdom offers you a long life,
and with her left hand she gives you riches and honor.
17 Wisdom will make your life pleasant
and will bring you peace.
18 As a tree produces fruit, wisdom gives life to those who use it,
and everyone who uses it will be happy.
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(D)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(F)
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(H)
Proverbs 3:35
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Proverbs 3:35
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35 Wise people will receive honor,
but fools will be disgraced.
Proverbs 3:35
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Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise inherit honor,
but fools get only shame.
Proverbs 4:7-9
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Proverbs 4:7-9
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7 Wisdom is the most important thing; so get wisdom.
If it costs everything you have, get understanding.
8 Treasure wisdom, and it will make you great;
hold on to it, and it will bring you honor.
9 It will be like flowers in your hair
and like a beautiful crown on your head.”
Proverbs 4:7-9
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Proverbs 4:7-9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Proverbs 10:7
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Proverbs 10:7
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7 Good people will be remembered as a blessing,
but evil people will soon be forgotten.
Proverbs 10:7
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Proverbs 10:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.
Proverbs 11:16
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Proverbs 11:16
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16 A kind woman gets respect,
but cruel men get only wealth.
Proverbs 11:16
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Proverbs 11:16
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16 A kindhearted woman gains honor,(A)
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Proverbs 11:26-27
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Proverbs 11:26-27
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26 People curse those who keep all the grain,
but they bless the one who is willing to sell it.
27 Whoever looks for good will find kindness,
but whoever looks for evil will find trouble.
Proverbs 11:26-27
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Proverbs 11:26-27
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26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)
Proverbs 12:8
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Proverbs 12:8
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8 The wisdom of the wise wins praise,
but there is no respect for the stupid.
Proverbs 12:8
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Proverbs 12:8
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8 A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped(A) mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
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9 A person who is not important but has a servant is better off
than someone who acts important but has no food.
Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
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9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
Proverbs 13:15
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Proverbs 13:15
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15 People with good understanding will be well liked,
but the lives of those who are not trustworthy are hard.
Proverbs 13:15
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Proverbs 13:15
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15 Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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18 A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced,
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 14:35
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Proverbs 14:35
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35 A king is pleased with a wise servant,
but he will become angry with one who causes him shame.
Proverbs 14:35
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Proverbs 14:35
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35 A king delights in a wise servant,
but a shameful servant arouses his fury.(A)
Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 15:33
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33 Respect for the Lord will teach you wisdom.
If you want to be honored, you must be humble.
Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 15:33
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