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He stores up sound wisdom for the upright,
A (A)shield to those who walk in integrity,

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he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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Go to the (A)ant, O (B)sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
Which, having (C)no chief,
Officer or ruler,
Prepares her food (D)in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.

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Go to the ant, O sluggard;
    consider her ways, and be wise.
Without having any chief,
    officer or ruler,
she prepares her food in summer,
    and gathers her sustenance in harvest.

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12 “I, wisdom, (A)dwell with prudence,
And I find (B)knowledge and discretion.
13 The (C)fear of Yahweh is to hate evil;
(D)Pride and arrogance and (E)the evil way
And the mouth of [a](F)perverted words, I hate.
14 (G)Counsel is mine and (H)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (I)might is mine.
15 By me (J)kings reign,
And rulers mark out righteousness.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.

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  1. Proverbs 8:13 Lit perversities

12 I, wisdom, dwell in prudence,[a]
    and I find knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.
14 I have counsel and sound wisdom,
    I have insight, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
    and nobles govern[b] the earth.

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  1. Proverbs 8:12 Heb obscure
  2. Proverbs 8:16 Gk: Heb all the governors of

The (A)righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the (A)hope of the wicked is wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But [a]the slack hand will be (A)put to forced labor.

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  1. Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness

24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

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From the fruit of a man’s mouth he (A)eats what is good,
But the soul of the treacherous desires (B)violence.

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From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good,
    but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

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13 The one who (A)despises the word will be [a]in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.

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  1. Proverbs 13:13 Lit pledged to it

13 He who despises the word brings destruction on himself,
    but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.

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22 Without consultation, [a]plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they [b]succeed.

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  1. Proverbs 15:22 Lit thoughts
  2. Proverbs 15:22 Or are established

22 Without counsel plans go wrong,
    but with many advisers they succeed.

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[a](A)Commit your works to Yahweh
And your [b]plans will be established.

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  1. Proverbs 16:3 Lit Roll
  2. Proverbs 16:3 Lit thoughts

Commit your work to the Lord,
    and your plans will be established.

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The heart of (A)man [a]plans his way,
But (B)Yahweh [b]directs his steps.

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  1. Proverbs 16:9 Lit thinks upon
  2. Proverbs 16:9 Lit establishes

A man’s mind plans his way,
    but the Lord directs his steps.

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12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For in righteousness a (A)throne is established.

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12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for the throne is established by righteousness.

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