Proverbs 2:6-8

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⁶For ^(A)the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
⁷he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is ^(B)a shield to those who ^(C)walk in integrity,
⁸guarding the paths of justice
    and ^(D)watching over the way of his ^(E)saints.

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Proverbs 3:3-4

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³Let not ^(A)steadfast love and ^(B)faithfulness forsake you;
    ^(C)bind them around your neck;
    ^(D)write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴So you will ^(E)find favor and ^(F)good success^[a]
    in the sight of God and man.

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Proverbs 3:4 Or repute

Proverbs 3:11

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¹¹^(A)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,

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Proverbs 5:21

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²¹For ^(A)a man's ways are ^(B)before the eyes of the Lord,
and he ^(C)ponders^[a] all his paths.

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Proverbs 5:21 Or makes level

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Proverbs 6:16-19

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¹⁶There are ^(A)six things that the Lord hates,
    ^(B)seven that are an abomination to him:
¹⁷^(C)haughty eyes, ^(D)a lying tongue,
    and ^(E)hands that shed innocent blood,
¹⁸^(F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    ^(G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
¹⁹^(H)a false witness who ^(I)breathes out lies,
    and one who ^(J)sows discord among brothers.