Proverbs 2:6-8
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6 (A)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(B)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of justice,
And (C)preserves the way of His saints.
Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
(A)Bind them around your neck,
(B)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 (C)And so find favor and [a]high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good understanding
Proverbs 3:11
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11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
Proverbs 5:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:21 observes, lit. weighs
Proverbs 6:16-19
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16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 (A)A[b] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (D)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(E)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (F)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (G)sows discord among brethren.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
- Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes
Proverbs 15:3
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3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:11
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11 (A)Hell[a] and [b]Destruction are before the Lord;
So how much more (B)the hearts of the sons of men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:11 Or Sheol
- Proverbs 15:11 Heb. Abaddon
Proverbs 15:29
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Proverbs 16:1-2
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Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
16 The (A)preparations[a] of the heart belong to man,
(B)But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own (C)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 plans
Proverbs 16:9
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Proverbs 16:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:11 concern
Proverbs 16:33
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.
Proverbs 17:3
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3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.
Proverbs 18:10
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
Proverbs 19:17
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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
(A)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 20:12
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12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:24
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24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:27
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 21:3
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3 (A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:30-31
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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But (B)deliverance is of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:2
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