Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Do not let (A)kindness and truth leave you;
(B)Bind them around your neck,
(C)Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will (D)find favor and a (E)good [a]reputation
In the sight of God and man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:4 Lit understanding
Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 (A)Blessed is a person who finds wisdom,
And one who obtains understanding.
14 For [a]her (B)profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her produce better than gold.
15 She is (C)more precious than [b]jewels,
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 [c](D)Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are (E)riches and honor.
17 Her (F)ways are pleasant ways,
And all her paths are (G)peace.
18 She is a (H)tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are those who hold on to her.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:14 I.e., the profit from Wisdom (personified)
- Proverbs 3:15 Lit corals
- Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days
Proverbs 3:35
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high
Proverbs 4:7-9
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7 (A)The [a]beginning of wisdom is: (B)Acquire wisdom;
And with all your possessions, acquire understanding.
8 (C)Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She will place (D)on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or primary thing is wisdom
Proverbs 10:7
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Proverbs 11:16
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16 A (A)gracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
Proverbs 11:26-27
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26 One who withholds grain, the (A)people will curse him,
But (B)blessing will be on the head of him who (C)sells it.
27 One who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But (D)one who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Proverbs 12:8
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8 A person will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse [a]mind will be despised.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:8 Lit heart
Proverbs 12:9
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9 Better is one who is lightly esteemed and has a servant,
Than one who honors himself and lacks bread.
Proverbs 13:15
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Cf. LXX in destruction; MT constant
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
Proverbs 14:35
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35 The king’s favor is toward a (A)servant who acts wisely,
But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.
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