Proverbs 3:21-26
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21 Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.(A)
22 They will be life for you[a][b](B)
and adornment[c] for your neck.
23 Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.(C)
24 When you lie[d] down, you will not be afraid;(D)
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
25 Don’t fear sudden danger
or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,(E)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence[e]
and will keep your foot from a snare.(F)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:22 Or be your throat
- Proverbs 3:22 In Hb, nephesh can mean throat, soul, or life.
- Proverbs 3:22 Or grace
- Proverbs 3:24 LXX reads sit
- Proverbs 3:26 Or be at your side
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
Proverbs 11:8
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8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)
Proverbs 11:15
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15 If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,(A)
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
Proverbs 12:6-7
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Proverbs 12:13
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Proverbs 12:21
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21 No disaster overcomes the righteous,(A)
but the wicked are full of misery.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life;(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.(B)
Proverbs 13:14
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14 A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,(A)
turning people away from the snares of death.(B)
Proverbs 15:24
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24 For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)
Proverbs 19:16
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 27:12
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12 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(A)
Proverbs 28:16
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16 A leader who lacks understanding
is very oppressive,
but one who hates dishonest profit
prolongs his life.(A)
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