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Proverbs 23:14-16
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 23:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
and his life[a] you will save from Sheol.[b]
15 My child, if your heart[c] is wise,
my heart will be glad—even me!
16 And my insides[d] will rejoice
when your lips speak what is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 23:14 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
- Proverbs 23:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:16 Literally “kidneys”
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