he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is (A)a shield to those who (B)walk in integrity,

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(A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
    consider her ways, and (D)be wise.
(E)Without having any chief,
    (F)officer, or ruler,
she prepares her bread (G)in summer
    and (H)gathers her food in harvest.

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12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and I find knowledge and (A)discretion.
13 (B)The fear of the Lord is (C)hatred of evil.
(D)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (E)perverted speech I hate.
14 I have (F)counsel and (G)sound wisdom;
    I have insight; (H)I have strength.
15 By me (I)kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
    and nobles, all who govern justly.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth

The righteousness of the blameless (A)keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    (A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be (B)put to forced labor.

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From the fruit of his mouth a man (A)eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous (B)is for violence.

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13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
  2. Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment

22 (A)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.

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(A)Commit your work to the Lord,
    and your plans will be established.

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(A)The heart of man plans his way,
    but (B)the Lord establishes his steps.

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12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for (A)the throne is established by righteousness.

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20 Whoever gives thought to the word[a] (A)will discover good,
    and blessed is he (B)who trusts in the Lord.

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or to a matter

A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
    and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
    and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

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(A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will (B)discover good.

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21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.

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18 (A)Plans are established by counsel;
    by (B)wise guidance (C)wage war.

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24 A man's (A)steps are from the Lord;
    how then can man understand his way?

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The plans of (A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is (B)hasty comes (C)only to poverty.

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22 (A)A wise man scales the city of the mighty
    and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

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28 (A)A false witness will perish,
    but the word of a man who hears will endure.

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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.
31 (B)The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but (C)the victory belongs to the Lord.

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