Proverbs 3:21-26
Revised Standard Version
The True Security
21 My son, keep sound wisdom and discretion;
let them not escape from your sight,[a]
22 and they will be life for your soul
and adornment for your neck.
23 Then you will walk on your way securely
and your foot will not stumble.
24 If you sit down,[b] you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden panic,
or of the ruin[c] of the wicked, when it comes;
26 for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being caught.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:21 Reversing the order of the clauses
- Proverbs 3:24 Gk: Heb lie down
- Proverbs 3:25 Heb storm
Proverbs 11:6
Revised Standard Version
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:8
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8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked gets into it instead.
Proverbs 11:15
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15 He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it,
but he who hates suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 12:6-7
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6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the mouth of the upright delivers men.
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
but the house of the righteous will stand.
Proverbs 12:13
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13 An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 12:21
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21 No ill befalls the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:14
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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 15:24
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24 The wise man’s path leads upward to life,
that he may avoid Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 19:16
Revised Standard Version
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises the word[a] will die.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:16 Cn Compare 13.13: Heb his ways
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