Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
24 Rid yourself of a (B)deceitful mouth
And (C)keep devious [a]speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your [b]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 (D)[c]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your (E)ways will be established.
27 (F)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
(G)Turn your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:24 Or lips
- Proverbs 4:25 Or eyelids
- Proverbs 4:26 I.e., prob. stay on the path
Proverbs 4:23-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 Guard your heart above all else,[a]
for it is the source of life.(A)
24 Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,(B)
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
25 Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze[b] straight ahead.(C)
26 Carefully consider the path[c] for your feet,(D)
and all your ways will be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right or to the left;(E)
keep your feet away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Or heart with all diligence
- Proverbs 4:25 Lit eyelids
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Clear a path
Proverbs 10:9
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Proverbs 10:9
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9 The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (C)be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
Proverbs 14:12
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Proverbs 14:12
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Proverbs 14:16
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears
Proverbs 14:16
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:16 Or and falls
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
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Proverbs 15:3
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3 The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul
Proverbs 16:17
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Proverbs 19:21
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Proverbs 19:21
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21 Many plans are in a man’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(A)
Proverbs 21:15
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15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)
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