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Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them around your neck;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
Then you will find favor and high regard
    in the sight of God and of people.(B)

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Do not allow mercy and truth to leave you.
Fasten them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will find favor and approval[a]
    in the eyes of God and man.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:4 Literally good understanding

22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.(A)

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Wise and Foolish Behaviors

22 A good name is worth more than great wealth.
Respect is worth more than silver and gold.

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Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
    and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute will have no end.

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Argue your case with your neighbor,
but do not reveal someone else’s secret.
10 If you do, the person who hears it will shame you,
and your bad reputation will never leave you.

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