Proverbs 17:3
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3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.
Proverbs 18:10
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
Proverbs 19:17
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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
(A)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 20:12
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12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:24
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24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:27
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 21:3
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3 (A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:30-31
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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But (B)deliverance is of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:2
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