Proverbs 2:11-22
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11 (A)discretion will (B)watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to (C)walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who (D)rejoice in doing evil
and (E)delight in the perverseness of evil,
15 men whose (F)paths are crooked,
(G)and who are (H)devious in their ways.
16 So (I)you will be delivered from the forbidden[a] woman,
from (J)the adulteress[b] with (K)her smooth words,
17 who forsakes (L)the companion of her youth
and forgets (M)the covenant of her God;
18 (N)for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed;[c]
19 none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.
20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright (O)will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will remain in it,
22 but the wicked will be (P)cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be (Q)rooted out of it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew strange
- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew foreign woman
- Proverbs 2:18 Hebrew to the Rephaim
Proverbs 3:31-32
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31 (A)Do not envy (B)a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,
32 for (C)the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are (D)in his confidence.
Proverbs 6:12-15
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12 (A)A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with (B)crooked speech,
13 (C)winks with his eyes, signals[a] with his feet,
points with his finger,
14 with (D)perverted heart (E)devises evil,
continually (F)sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
(G)in a moment he will be broken (H)beyond healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 Hebrew scrapes
Proverbs 10:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 10:11-13
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11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but (D)love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (E)a rod is for the back of him who (F)lacks sense.
Proverbs 10:18
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18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 11:13
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13 Whoever (A)goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Proverbs 12:15-18
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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
16 (B)The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
17 (C)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
but (D)a false witness utters deceit.
18 (E)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (F)healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
Proverbs 13:16
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Proverbs 16:27-30
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27 (A)A worthless man plots evil,
and his speech[a] is like (B)a scorching fire.
28 (C)A dishonest man spreads strife,
and (D)a whisperer (E)separates close friends.
29 A man of violence (F)entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 Whoever winks his eyes plans[b] (G)dishonest things;
he who (H)purses his lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips
- Proverbs 16:30 Hebrew to plan
Proverbs 17:4
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4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 17:11
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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and (A)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:19-20
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 (B)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only (B)in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 20:14
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
Proverbs 21:29
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:8
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Proverbs 22:26
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26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
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