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He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
    He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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

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Go to the ant, you sluggard.
    Consider her ways, and be wise;
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
    provides her bread in the summer,
    and gathers her food in the harvest.

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Go to the (A)ant, you [a](B)lazy one,
Observe its ways and be wise,
Which, having (C)no chief,
Officer, or ruler,
Prepares its food (D)in the summer
And gathers its provision in the harvest.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:6 Lit idle one

12 “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling.
    Find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil.
    I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
14 Counsel and sound knowledge are mine.
    I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings reign,
    and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule,
    nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.

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12 “I, wisdom, (A)dwell with prudence,
And I find (B)knowledge and discretion.
13 The (C)fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(D)Pride, arrogance, (E)the evil way,
And the (F)perverted mouth, I hate.
14 (G)Advice is mine and (H)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (I)power is mine.
15 By me (J)kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.

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The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
    but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good.
    The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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

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24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule,
    but laziness ends in slave labor.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:24 Lit idle

By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things,
    but the unfaithful crave violence.

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From the fruit of a person’s mouth he [a](A)enjoys good,
But the [b]desire of the treacherous is (B)violence.

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  1. Proverbs 13:2 Lit eats
  2. Proverbs 13:2 Lit soul

13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
    but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

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13 One who (A)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.

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22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail;
    but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

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

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  1. Proverbs 15:22 Or are established

Commit your deeds to Yahweh,
    and your plans shall succeed.

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[a](A)Commit your works to the Lord,
And your plans will be established.

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  1. Proverbs 16:3 Lit Roll

A man’s heart plans his course,
    but Yahweh directs his steps.

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The mind of a (A)person plans his way,
But (B)the Lord directs his steps.

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

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12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
Because a (A)throne is established on righteousness.

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