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Admonition to Trust and Honor God

My child, do not forget my teaching,
    but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
for length of days and years of life
    and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)

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Trust in the Lord

My son, don’t forget my instruction.
    Let your heart guard my commands,
    because they will help you live a long time
    and provide you with well-being.

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The True Wealth

13 Happy are those who find wisdom
    and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
    and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
    and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
    those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)

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Value of wisdom

13 Happy are those who find wisdom
    and those who gain understanding.
14 Her profit is better than silver,
    and her gain better than gold.
15 Her value exceeds pearls;
    all you desire can’t compare with her.
16 In her right hand is a long life;
    in her left are wealth and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant;
    all her paths are peaceful.
18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
    those who hold her tight are happy.

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23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
    and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,(A)

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23 The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light;
    corrective teaching is the path of life.

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

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35 Those who find me find life;
    they gain favor from the Lord.

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17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
    but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

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17 Those who heed instruction are on the way to life,
    but those who ignore correction lose their way.

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19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but whoever pursues evil will die.

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19 The righteous are headed toward life,
    but those who pursue evil, toward death.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise gather lives.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away

28 In the path of righteousness there is life;
    in walking its path there is no death.(A)

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28 The way of the righteous leads to life,
    but the detestable[a] path leads to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:28 LXX; MT the path of the trail

A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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Wholesome speech is a tree of life,
    but dishonest talk breaks the spirit.

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15 In the light of a king’s face there is life,
    and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.(A)

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15 There’s life in the light of the king’s face.
    His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it,
    but folly is the punishment of fools.(A)

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22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,
    but the instruction of the foolish is folly.

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

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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
    those who love it will eat its fruit.

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