Proverbs 2:6-8
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6 For Yahweh gives wisdom.
Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
7 He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 that he may guard the paths of justice,
and preserve the way of his saints.
Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you.
Bind them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor,
and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:11
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11 My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline,
neither be weary of his correction;
Proverbs 5:21
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21 For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes.
He examines all his paths.
Proverbs 6:16-19
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16 There are six things which Yahweh hates;
yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness who utters lies,
and he who sows discord among brothers.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:11
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11 Sheol[a] and Abaddon are before Yahweh—
how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Footnotes
- 15:11 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Proverbs 15:29
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29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 16:1-2
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16 The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
but Yahweh weighs the motives.
Proverbs 16:9
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9 A man’s heart plans his course,
but Yahweh directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:11
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11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16:33
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from Yahweh.
Proverbs 17:3
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3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,
but Yahweh tests the hearts.
Proverbs 18:10
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10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
Proverbs 20:12
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12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
Yahweh has made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:22
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22 Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”
Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
Proverbs 20:24
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24 A man’s steps are from Yahweh;
how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20:27
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27 The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp,
searching all his innermost parts.
Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:30-31
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30 There is no wisdom nor understanding
nor counsel against Yahweh.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle;
but victory is with Yahweh.
Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
Yahweh is the maker of them all.
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