Proverbs 2:10-11
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10 For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.
11 Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,(A)
Proverbs 2:20
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20 So follow the way of good people,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 4:14-19
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14 Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.
15 Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.
16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.(B)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,(C)
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(D)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(E)
Proverbs 13:20
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20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 16:28
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28 A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.(A)
Proverbs 17:12
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12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(A)
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:6-7
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7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;(C)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(D)
but they are not there.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:7 Hb uncertain
Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Don’t make friends with an angry man,[a]
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,(A)
25 or you will learn his ways(B)
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:24 Lit with a master of anger
Proverbs 23:17-21
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17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;(A)
instead, always fear the Lord.(B)
18 For then you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(C)
19 Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.
20 Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine(D)
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.(E)
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.(F)
Proverbs 24:1-2
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24 Don’t envy evil men(A)
or desire to be with them,(B)
2 for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.(C)
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