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10 For (A)wisdom will enter your heart
And (B)knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 Discretion will (C)keep you,
Discernment will guard you,

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10 For (A)wisdom will enter your heart
And (B)knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 Discretion will (C)guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,

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20 So that you will (A)walk in the way of good men
And keep to the (B)paths of the righteous.

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20 So you will (A)walk in the way of good men
And keep to the (B)paths of the righteous.

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14 (A)Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, do not pass by it;
(B)Stray from it and pass on.
16 For they (C)do not sleep unless they do evil;
And [a]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17 For they (D)eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the (E)path of the righteous is like the (F)light of dawn,
That (G)shines brighter and brighter until the (H)fullness of day.
19 The (I)way of the wicked is like thick darkness;
They do not know over what they [b](J)stumble.

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  1. Proverbs 4:16 Lit their sleep is robbed
  2. Proverbs 4:19 Or may stumble

14 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 For they (B)cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And [a]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17 For they (C)eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the (D)path of the righteous is like the (E)light of dawn,
That (F)shines brighter and brighter until the (G)full day.
19 The (H)way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they [b](I)stumble.

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  1. Proverbs 4:16 Lit their sleep is robbed
  2. Proverbs 4:19 Or may stumble

20 (A)He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.

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20 (A)He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

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28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

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28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

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12 Let a (A)man meet a (B)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

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12 Let a (A)man meet a (B)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Or lover

24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Or lover

(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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(A)Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who (B)gives gifts.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his (C)friends distance themselves from him!
He (D)pursues them with words, but they are no more.

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(A)Many will seek the favor of a [a]generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who (B)gives gifts.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his (C)friends abandon him!
He (D)pursues them with words, but they are [b]gone.

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  1. Proverbs 19:6 Or noble
  2. Proverbs 19:7 Lit not

19 He who (A)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with [a](B)one of loose lips.

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  1. Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips

19 He who (A)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with [a](B)a gossip.

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  1. Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips

24 Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of (A)great wrath,
25 Lest you (B)learn his ways
And take on a snare against your soul.

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24 Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a (A)hot-tempered man,
25 Or you will (B)learn his ways
And [a]find a snare for yourself.

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  1. Proverbs 22:25 Lit take