For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(C) to those whose walk is blameless,(D)
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(E)

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For the Lord gives wisdom;
from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.(A)
He stores up success[a] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(B)
so that He may guard the paths of justice
and protect the way of His loyal followers.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 2:7 Or resourcefulness

Let love and faithfulness(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(B)
Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(C)

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Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Tie them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.(B)

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11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,

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11 Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,
and do not loathe His discipline;(A)

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21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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21 For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,(A)
and He considers all his paths.(B)

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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What the Lord Hates

16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
17 arrogant eyes,(A) a lying tongue,(B)
hands that shed innocent blood,(C)
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,(D)
feet eager to run to evil,(E)
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,(F)
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.(G)

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

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11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(A)
    how much more do human hearts!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord(A)
how much more, human hearts.(B)

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,(A)
but He hears the prayer of the righteous.(B)

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16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
    but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)

All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(B)
    but motives are weighed(C) by the Lord.(D)

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16 The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(A)

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits

In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)

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A man’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.(A)

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11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)

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11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag[a] are His concern.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.

33 The lot is cast(A) into the lap,
    but its every decision(B) is from the Lord.(C)

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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.(A)

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