Proverbs 3:18
Legacy Standard Bible
18 She is a (A)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
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 8:32-36
Legacy Standard Bible
32 “So now, O sons, (A)listen to me,
For (B)blessed are they who keep my ways.
33 (C)Hear discipline and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
34 (D)How blessed is the man who hears me,
To watch daily at my doors,
To keep watch at my doorposts.
35 For (E)he who finds me finds life
And (F)obtains favor from Yahweh.
36 But he who [a]sins against me (G)does violence to his own soul;
All those who (H)hate me (I)love death.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:36 Or misses me
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 10:28
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 12:25
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,
but a good word brings him joy.
Proverbs 15:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 A (A)glad heart makes a face look good,
But [a]when the heart is (B)pained, the (C)spirit is broken.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart
Proverbs 15:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
but a sorrowful heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:15
Legacy Standard Bible
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
But a good heart has a continual feast.
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 15:30
Legacy Standard Bible
30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
A good report puts fat on the bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Lit The light of the eyes gladdens
Proverbs 15:30
Evangelical Heritage Version
30 A twinkle in the eyes delights the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:20
Legacy Standard Bible
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 17:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
Proverbs 17:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 23:25
Legacy Standard Bible
25 Let your (A)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
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 24:17-18
Legacy Standard Bible
17 When your enemy falls, (A)do not be glad,
And when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice;
18 Lest Yahweh see it and it be evil in His eyes,
And turn His anger away from him.
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 28:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
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 29:18
Legacy Standard Bible
18 Where there is (A)no [a]vision, the people (B)are out of control,
But how (C)blessed is he who keeps the law.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation
Proverbs 29:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 Without prophetic vision, a people is unrestrained,
but a people which follows the law is blessed.
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