The (A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But (B)the Lord tests hearts.

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The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    and the Lord tries hearts.

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10 The (A)name of the Lord is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C)is [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

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24 A person of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces

24 There are[a] friends who pretend to be friends,[b]
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Syr Tg: Heb A man of
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Cn Compare Syr Vg Tg: Heb to be broken

17 One who (A)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his [a](B)good deed.

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  1. Proverbs 19:17 Or benefits

17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he will repay him for his deed.

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21 Many (A)plans are in a person’s heart,
But the (B)advice of the Lord will stand.

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21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.

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12 The hearing (A)ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.

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12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    the Lord has made them both.

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22 (A)Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
(B)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

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22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
    wait for the Lord, and he will help you.

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24 (A)A man’s steps are ordained by the Lord;
How then can a person understand his way?

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24 A man’s steps are ordered by the Lord;
    how then can man understand his way?

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27 The [a](A)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching all his innermost parts.

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To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.

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To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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30 There is (A)no wisdom, no understanding,
And no [a]plan against the Lord.
31 The (B)horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But the (C)victory belongs to the Lord.

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  1. Proverbs 21:30 Or advice

30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel,
    can avail against the Lord.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but the victory belongs to the Lord.

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The rich and the poor [a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the (A)Maker of them all.

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  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together

The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is the maker of them all.

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