Proverbs 3:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 It is a tree of life for those who hold on to it.
Those who cling to it are blessed.
Proverbs 3:18
Lexham English Bible
18 She is a tree of life for those who seize her;
those who take hold of her are considered happy.
Proverbs 8:32-36
Evangelical Heritage Version
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.
Proverbs 8:32-36
Lexham English Bible
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.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:35 Hebrew “those who find”
- Proverbs 8:36 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 10:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:28
Lexham English Bible
28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Proverbs 12:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,
but a good word brings him joy.
Proverbs 12:25
Lexham English Bible
25 Anxiety in the heart[a] of a man will weigh him down,
but a good word will cheer him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
but a sorrowful heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:13
Lexham English Bible
13 A heart[a] of gladness will make good countenance,[b]
but in sorrow of heart[c] a spirit is broken.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 15:13 Literally “faces”
- Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 All the days of an oppressed person are evil,
but a cheerful heart enjoys a continuous celebration.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 The word celebration refers to a feast which includes drinking.
Proverbs 15:15
Lexham English Bible
15 All the days of the poor are hard,
but goodness of heart[a] is a continuous feast.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:30
Evangelical Heritage Version
30 A twinkle in the eyes delights the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:30
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew “bone”
Proverbs 16:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 Whoever gives careful consideration to a matter[a] will succeed,
and the person who trusts the Lord will be blessed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:20 Or to a word or to God’s word
Proverbs 16:20
Lexham English Bible
20 He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness,
and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
Proverbs 17:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Lexham English Bible
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
Proverbs 23:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Your father and your mother will find joy,
and she who gave birth to you will celebrate.
Proverbs 23:25
Lexham English Bible
25 May your father and your mother be glad,
and may she who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 24:17-18
Evangelical Heritage Version
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.
Proverbs 24:17-18
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:17 Or “mind”
Proverbs 28:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 A trustworthy person has many blessings,
but a person in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:20
Lexham English Bible
20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 29:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 Without prophetic vision, a people is unrestrained,
but a people which follows the law is blessed.
Proverbs 29:18
Lexham English Bible
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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