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18 It is a tree of life for those who hold on to it.
Those who cling to it are blessed.

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18 She is a tree of life for those who seize her;
    those who take hold of her are considered happy.

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Wisdom Is the Giver of Life

32 So now, you children, listen to me,
because those who keep my ways are blessed.
33 Listen to discipline and become wise.
Do not neglect it.
34 How blessed is the person who listens to me,
so that he can watch at my doors day after day,
so that he can stand guard beside my front door,
35 because whoever finds me finds life,
and he obtains favor from the Lord,
36 but whoever sins against me harms himself.
All who hate me love death.

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Benefits of Following Wisdom

32 “And now, children, listen to me;
    happy are those who will keep my ways.
33 Hear teaching and be wise;
    do not neglect it.
34 Happy is the person who listens to me,
    in order to keep watch at my doors day by day,
    in order to guard the frames of my entrances.
35 For he who finds me is he who finds[a] life,
    and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
36 But he who misses me injures himself.[b]
    All those who hate me love death.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:35 Hebrew “those who find”
  2. Proverbs 8:36 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

28 The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.

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28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

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25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,
but a good word brings him joy.

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25 Anxiety in the heart[a] of a man will weigh him down,
    but a good word will cheer him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”

13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
but a sorrowful heart crushes the spirit.

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13 A heart[a] of gladness will make good countenance,[b]
    but in sorrow of heart[c] a spirit is broken.

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  1. Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 15:13 Literally “faces”
  3. Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”

15 All the days of an oppressed person are evil,
but a cheerful heart enjoys a continuous celebration.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:15 The word celebration refers to a feast which includes drinking.

15 All the days of the poor are hard,
    but goodness of heart[a] is a continuous feast.

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  1. Proverbs 15:15 Or “mind”

30 A twinkle in the eyes delights the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.

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30 From the light of the eyes, the heart[a] will rejoice,
    and good news will enliven the bones.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew “bone”

20 Whoever gives careful consideration to a matter[a] will succeed,
and the person who trusts the Lord will be blessed.

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or to a word or to God’s word

20 He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness,
    and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

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25 Your father and your mother will find joy,
and she who gave birth to you will celebrate.

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25 May your father and your mother be glad,
    and may she who bore you rejoice.

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17 Do not be happy when your enemy falls.
Do not let your heart celebrate when he stumbles.
18 If you do, the Lord will see it and consider it evil,
and he will turn his anger away from him.

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17 While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice;
    when he trips himself, may your heart[a] not be glad
18 lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes,
    and turn his anger away from him.

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  1. Proverbs 24:17 Or “mind”

20 A trustworthy person has many blessings,
but a person in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

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20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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18 Without prophetic vision, a people is unrestrained,
but a people which follows the law is blessed.

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18 When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint,
    but as for he who guards instruction, happiness is his.

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