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Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh

My son, (A)do not forget my [a]law,
But let your heart (B)guard my commandments;
For (C)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

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  1. Proverbs 3:1 Or instruction

Guidance for the Young

My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
For length of days and long life
And (B)peace they will add to you.

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13 (A)How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.
14 For her (B)profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.
15 She is (C)more precious than [a]pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are (E)riches and glory.
17 Her (F)ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are (G)peace.
18 She is a (H)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.

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  1. Proverbs 3:15 Or corals

13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.

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  1. Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast

23 For (A)the commandment is a lamp and the [a]law is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

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  1. Proverbs 6:23 Or instruction

23 (A)For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

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35 For (A)he who finds me finds life
And (B)obtains favor from Yahweh.

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35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (A)obtains favor from the Lord;

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17 He (A)is on the path of life who keeps discipline,
But he who forsakes reproof makes [a]himself wander about.

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  1. Proverbs 10:17 Or others

17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction [a]goes astray.

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  1. Proverbs 10:17 leads

19 He who is steadfast in (A)righteousness will attain to life,
And (B)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

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19 As righteousness leads to (A)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own (B)death.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)he who is wise [a]wins souls.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And (A)he who [a]wins souls is wise.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11

28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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A tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
But perversion in it breaks the spirit.

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A [a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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  1. Proverbs 15:4 Lit. healing

15 In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the [a](A)late rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:15 Spring

15 In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a (A)cloud of the latter rain.

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22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [a]folly.

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  1. Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool

22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.

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21 (A)Death and life are in the [a]power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its (B)fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 18:21 Lit hand

21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

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