Proverbs 3:11-12
Legacy Standard Bible
11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,
12 For (B)whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even (C)as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:11-12
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Do not reject the Lord’s discipline, my son,
and do not despise his warning,
12 because the Lord warns[a] the one he loves
as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 Or disciplines
Proverbs 7:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;
Proverbs 7:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Say to Wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call Understanding your relative.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:4 Or close friend
Proverbs 8:17
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 I certainly love those who love me,
and those who eagerly look for me find me.
Proverbs 8:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 To give those who love me an inheritance of wealth,
That I may (A)fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 so I can provide a rich inheritance to those who love me,
and I can fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 9:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.
Proverbs 10:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 10:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Hatred stirs up a quarrel,
but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 13:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 He who (A)holds back his [a]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him [b](B)disciplines him diligently.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 Correction, discipline
- Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him earnestly with discipline
Proverbs 13:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 A person who withholds his rod hates his son,
but one who loves him administers discipline promptly.
Proverbs 14:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.
Proverbs 15:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But He loves one who (A)pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination
Proverbs 15:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 (A)Better is a [a]dish of [b]vegetables where there is love
Than a (B)fattened ox and hatred in it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
- Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs
Proverbs 15:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 16:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence
Proverbs 16:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Through mercy and truth, guilt is atoned for,
and through the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
Proverbs 17:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.
Proverbs 17:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 A person who covers an offense pursues love,
but one who repeats the matter separates friends.
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