The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.(A)

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

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

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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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24 Some[a] friends play at friendship,[b]
    but a true friend sticks closer than one’s sibling.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18.24 Syr Tg: Heb A man of
  2. 18.24 Cn Compare Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
    and will be repaid in full.(A)

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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21 The human mind may devise many plans,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.(A)

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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

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22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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

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24 A person’s steps are directed(A) by the Lord.(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(C)

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24 All our steps are ordered by the Lord;
    how then can we understand our own ways?(A)

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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching every inmost part.(A)

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To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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

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30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.(C)

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

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Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)

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The rich and the poor have this in common:
    the Lord is the maker of them all.

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