The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life

19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys

15 My child, if your heart[a] is wise,
    my heart will be glad—even me!
16 And my insides[b] will rejoice
    when your lips speak what is upright.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 23:15 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 23:16 Literally “kidneys”

Do Not Envy Evil Men

24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.

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24 Do not envy men of evil,
    and do not desire to be with them.
For their minds will devise violence,
    and their lips will speak mischief.

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Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
    so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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