22 He who finds a (A)wife finds a good thing
And (B)obtains favor from the Lord.

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22 He who finds a (A)wife finds a good thing
And (B)obtains favor from Yahweh.

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22 He who finds a (A)wife finds a good thing
And (B)obtains favor from the Lord.

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14 House and wealth are an (A)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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14 House and wealth are an (A)inheritance from fathers,
But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.

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14 House and wealth are an (A)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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18 (A)Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire [a]his death.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit causing him to die

18 (A)Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not [a]direct your soul to put him to death.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit lift up

18 (A)Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire [a]his death.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit causing him to die

A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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A righteous person who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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(A)Train up a child [a]in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Lit according to his way

[a](A)Train up a child [b]according to his way,
Even when he is old he will not [c]depart from it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Lit Dedicate
  2. Proverbs 22:6 Or in the way he should go, according to his own way
  3. Proverbs 22:6 Lit turn away

(A)Train up a child [a]in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Lit according to his way

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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13 (A)Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although you [a]strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall [b]strike him with the rod
And (B)rescue his soul from Sheol.

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  1. Proverbs 23:13 Lit smite
  2. Proverbs 23:14 Lit smite

13 (A)Do not withhold discipline from the child,
Although you [a]strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall [b]strike him with the rod
And (B)deliver his soul from Sheol.

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  1. Proverbs 23:13 Lit smite
  2. Proverbs 23:14 Lit smite

13 (A)Do not withhold discipline from a child;
Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall strike him with the rod
And (B)rescue his soul from Sheol.

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11 (A)Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may (B)reply to him who reproaches me.

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11 (A)Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may (B)respond with a word to him who reproaches me.

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11 (A)Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
So that I may (B)reply to one who taunts me.

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A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

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A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)befriends harlots destroys his wealth.

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A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

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