Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of the Lord
Or loathe His reproof,
12 For (B)whom the Lord loves He reproves,
Even (C)as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction
Proverbs 7:4
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4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;
Proverbs 8:17
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Proverbs 8:21
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21 To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may (A)fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 13:24
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24 He who (A)withholds his [a]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him [b](B)disciplines him diligently.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 I.e. correction or discipline
- Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him diligently with discipline
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Will they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 15:9
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9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves one who (A)pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:17
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
- Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence
Proverbs 17:9
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9 He who (A)conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
- Proverbs 18:24 Or lover
Proverbs 19:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Lit heart
Proverbs 20:28
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 Lit Covenant loyalty
- Proverbs 20:28 Lit Covenant loyalty
Proverbs 21:17
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17 He who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Proverbs 21:21
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21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is (A)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
6 Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a [a]man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not forsake your own (B)friend or (C)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
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