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Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
4 Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and of people.(B)
Proverbs 3:3-4
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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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 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Happy are those who find wisdom
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
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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 3:35
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Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise will inherit honor,
but stubborn fools, disgrace.
Proverbs 3:35
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Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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Proverbs 4:7-9
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Proverbs 4:7-9
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- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Proverbs 4:7-9
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Proverbs 4:7-9
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7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight.(A)
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.(B)
9 She will place on your head a fair garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”(C)
Proverbs 4:7-9
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Proverbs 4:7-9
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7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
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Proverbs 10:7
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Proverbs 10:7
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- Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.
Proverbs 10:7
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Proverbs 10:7
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7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(A)
Proverbs 10:7
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Proverbs 10:7
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7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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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 11:16
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Proverbs 11:16
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Proverbs 11:16
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Proverbs 11:16
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16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
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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 11:26-27
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Proverbs 11:26-27
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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(B)
Proverbs 11:26-27
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Proverbs 11:26-27
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26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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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 12:8
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Proverbs 12:8
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8 One is commended for good sense,
but a perverse mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:8
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Proverbs 12:8
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8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
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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 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
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9 Better to be despised and have produce[a]
than to be self-important and lack food.
Footnotes
- 12.9 Cn: Heb servant
Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
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9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
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