21 My son, (A)do not lose sight of these—
    keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22 and they will be (B)life for your soul
    and (C)adornment for your neck.
23 (D)Then you will walk on your way securely,
    (E)and your foot will not stumble.
24 (F)If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, (G)your sleep will be sweet.
25 (H)Do not be afraid of sudden terror
    or of (I)the ruin[a] of the wicked, when it comes,
26 for the Lord will be your confidence
    and will (J)keep your foot from being caught.

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  1. Proverbs 3:25 Hebrew storm

21 My son, see that (A)they do not escape from your sight;
Comply with sound wisdom and discretion,
22 And they will be (B)life to your soul
And (C)adornment to your neck.
23 Then you will (D)walk in your way securely,
And your foot will not (E)stumble.
24 When you (F)lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 (G)Do not be afraid of sudden danger,
Nor of (H)trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26 For the Lord will be [a]your confidence,
And will (I)keep your foot from being caught.

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  1. Proverbs 3:26 Or at your side

(A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous (B)are taken captive by their lust.

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The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.

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(A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked walks into it instead.

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The righteous is rescued from trouble,
But the wicked [a]takes his place.

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  1. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

15 (A)Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
    but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

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15 One who is a (A)guarantor for a stranger will certainly suffer for it,
But one who hates [a]being a guarantor is secure.

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  1. Proverbs 11:15 Lit those who strike hands

The words of the wicked (A)lie in wait for blood,
    but (B)the mouth of the upright delivers them.
(C)The wicked are (D)overthrown and are no more,
    (E)but the house of the righteous will stand.

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The (A)words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood,
But the (B)mouth of the upright will rescue them.
The (C)wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the (D)house of the righteous will stand.

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13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
    (B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare

13 [a]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (A)righteous will escape from trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare

21 (A)No ill befalls the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.

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21 (A)No harm happens to the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.

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(A)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    (B)he who opens wide his lips (C)comes to ruin.

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One who (A)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

14 The teaching of the wise is (A)a fountain of life,
    that one may (B)turn away from the snares of death.

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14 The [a]teaching of the wise is a (A)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the (B)snares of death.

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  1. Proverbs 13:14 Or law

24 The path of life leads upward (A)for the prudent,
    that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.

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24 The (A)path of life leads upward for the wise,
So that he may keep away from [a]Sheol below.

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  1. Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld

27 Whoever is (A)greedy for unjust gain (B)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates (C)bribes will live.

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27 He who (A)profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates bribes will live.

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16 Whoever (A)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.

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16 One who (A)keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But one who [a]is careless of [b]conduct will die.

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  1. Proverbs 19:16 Lit despises
  2. Proverbs 19:16 Lit ways