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Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
There shall be healing for your flesh,[a]
    and refreshment for your body.

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  1. Proverbs 3:8 Literally “navel”

(A)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
(B)Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
It will be (C)healing to your [a]body
And (D)refreshment to your bones.

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  1. Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel

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 stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
    but ruin belongs to evildoers.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:29 Literally “them who do evil”

29 The (A)way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
But (B)ruin to the workers of injustice.

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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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With the death of a wicked person, hope will die,
    and the expectation of the godless perishes.

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When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people perishes.

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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 cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

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22 A (A)joyful heart [a]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit (B)dries up the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing

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

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10 A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh;
    into him[a] the righteous will run and be safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city,[b]
    and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Or “it”
  2. Proverbs 18:11 Literally “a city of his strength”

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

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

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,[a]
    but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.

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  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or “strengthens them”

29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the [a](A)honor of old men is their gray hair.

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  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor

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

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22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends,
    and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.

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22 A (A)wise person scales the city of the mighty
And brings down the [a]stronghold in which they trust.

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  1. Proverbs 21:22 Lit strength of trust

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 wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established.

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

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Saying 21

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

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The warrior of wisdom is in strength,
    and a man of knowledge is strong in power.

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A (A)wise man is [a]strong,
And a person of knowledge [b]increases power.

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  1. Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
  2. Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power

Saying 22

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

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