Proverbs 4:20-21

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²⁰^(A)My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹^(B)Let them not escape from your sight;
^(C)keep them within your heart.

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Proverbs 4:23

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²³Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for ^(A)from it flow ^(B)the springs of life.

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Proverbs 10:20

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²⁰The tongue of the righteous is ^(A)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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Proverbs 12:20

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²⁰Deceit is in the heart of ^(A)those who devise evil,
but those who plan peace have joy.

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Proverbs 15:13

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¹³^(A)A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but by ^(B)sorrow of heart the spirit is ^(C)crushed.

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Proverbs 15:15

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¹⁵All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but ^(A)the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.

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Proverbs 15:30

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³⁰^(A)The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
and ^(B)good news refreshes^[a] the bones.

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Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew makes fat

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Proverbs 16:1-2

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16 The plans of the heart belong to man,
but ^(A)the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
²^(B)All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord ^(C)weighs the spirit.^[a]

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Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits

Proverbs 16:5

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⁵Everyone who is arrogant in heart is ^(A)an abomination to the Lord;
^(B)be assured, he will not go unpunished.

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Proverbs 16:21-23

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²¹The wise of heart is called discerning,
    and sweetness of speech ^(A)increases persuasiveness.
²²Good sense is ^(B)a fountain of life to him who has it,
    but the instruction of fools is folly.
²³^(C)The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
    and adds persuasiveness to his lips.