Proverbs 2:6-8
New King James Version
6 (A)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(B)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of justice,
And (C)preserves the way of His saints.
Proverbs 2:6-8
21st Century King James Version
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints.
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Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
(A)Bind them around your neck,
(B)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 (C)And so find favor and [a]high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good understanding
Proverbs 3:3-4
21st Century King James Version
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thine heart.
4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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Proverbs 3:11
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11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
Proverbs 3:11
21st Century King James Version
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither be weary of His correction;
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Proverbs 5:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:21 observes, lit. weighs
Proverbs 5:21
21st Century King James Version
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He pondereth all his doings.
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Proverbs 6:16-19
New King James Version
16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 (A)A[b] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (D)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(E)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (F)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (G)sows discord among brethren.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
- Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes
Proverbs 6:16-19
21st Century King James Version
16 These six things doth the Lord hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto Him:
17 a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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Proverbs 15:3
New King James Version
3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
21st Century King James Version
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
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Proverbs 15:11
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11 (A)Hell[a] and [b]Destruction are before the Lord;
So how much more (B)the hearts of the sons of men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:11 Or Sheol
- Proverbs 15:11 Heb. Abaddon
Proverbs 15:11
21st Century King James Version
11 Hell and destruction are the concern of the Lord; how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?
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Proverbs 15:29
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Proverbs 15:29
21st Century King James Version
29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.
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Proverbs 16:1-2
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Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
16 The (A)preparations[a] of the heart belong to man,
(B)But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own (C)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 plans
Proverbs 16:1-2
21st Century King James Version
16 The preparation of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the Lord weigheth his spirit.
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Proverbs 16:9
New King James Version
Proverbs 16:9
21st Century King James Version
9 A man’s heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps.
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Proverbs 16:11
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:11 concern
Proverbs 16:11
21st Century King James Version
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord’S; all the weights of the bag are His work.
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Proverbs 16:33
New King James Version
33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:33
21st Century King James Version
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
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