(A)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    (B)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
It will be (C)healing to your flesh[a]
    and (D)refreshment[b] to your bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
  2. Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine

Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
    Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Then you will have healing for your body
    and strength for your bones.

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)
This will bring health to your body(D)
    and nourishment to your bones.(E)

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29 (A)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
    but destruction to evildoers.

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29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,
    but it destroys the wicked.

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29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(A)

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When the wicked dies, his (A)hope will perish,
    and (B)the expectation of wealth[a] perishes too.

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity

When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
    for they rely on their own feeble strength.

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

22 (A)A joyful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit (B)dries up the bones.

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed(A) spirit dries up the bones.(B)

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10 (A)The name of the Lord is (B)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and (C)is safe.
11 (D)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
    and like a high wall in his imagination.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
    the godly run to him and are safe.

11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
    they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(C)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
    but (A)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

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29 The glory of the young is their strength;
    the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.(A)

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22 (A)A wise man scales the city of the mighty
    and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

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22 The wise conquer the city of the strong
    and level the fortress in which they trust.

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22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty(A)
    and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

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By (A)wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established;

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A house is built by wisdom
    and becomes strong through good sense.

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Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;

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(A)A wise man is full of strength,
    and a man of knowledge enhances his might,

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The wise are mightier than the strong,[a]
    and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.

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  1. 24:5 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads A wise man is strength.

Saying 22

The wise prevail through great power,
    and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

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