Proverbs 3:3
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3 Don’t ·ever forget kindness and truth [L let loyalty and faithfulness abandon you].
·Wear [Bind] them ·like a necklace [L on your neck].
Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.
Proverbs 3:3
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Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you];
Bind them [securely] around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
Proverbs 11:13
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13 Gossips ·can’t keep [L go/walk around revealing] secrets,
but a trustworthy person ·can [keeps a confidence; L covers up a word].
Proverbs 11:13
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He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 ·Those [L Do not those…?] who make evil plans ·will be ruined [L wander aimlessly],
but those who plan to do good will ·be loved and trusted [receive loyalty and faithfulness].
Proverbs 14:22
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Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 ·Love [Loyalty] and ·truth [faithfulness] bring ·forgiveness of sin [atonement for guilt].
By ·respecting [fearing] the Lord you will avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:6
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By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [L is born for a] time of trouble.
Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 19:22
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22 People ·want [desire] others to be loyal,
so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
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That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love,
But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many people claim to be loyal,
but it is hard to find a ·trustworthy [reliable] person.
Proverbs 20:6
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Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
Proverbs 20:28
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28 Loyalty and ·truth [faithfulness] ·keep a king in power [protect a king];
he ·continues to rule [supports his throne] if he is loyal.
Proverbs 20:28
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Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
Proverbs 23:26-28
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26 My son, ·pay attention [L give your heart] to me,
and ·watch closely what I do [let your eyes watch/or delight in my path].
27 A prostitute is as dangerous as a deep pit,
and an ·unfaithful wife [L foreign woman] is like a narrow well.
28 They ambush you like robbers
and cause many men to be unfaithful to their wives.
Proverbs 23:26-28
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My son, give me your heart
And let your eyes delight in my ways,
27
For a prostitute is a deep pit,
And an immoral woman is a narrow well.
28
She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey],
And she increases the faithless among men.
Proverbs 25:13
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13 Trustworthy messengers refresh those who send them,
like the coolness of snow ·in the summertime [L at harvest time].
Proverbs 25:13
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Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.
Proverbs 25:19
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19 Trusting unfaithful people ·when you are in [L on a day of] trouble
is like eating with a broken tooth or walking with a crippled foot.
Proverbs 25:19
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Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot
Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.
Proverbs 28:20
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20 A ·truthful [reliable] person will have many blessings,
but those ·eager to get rich [or with get-rich-quick schemes] will be punished.
Proverbs 28:20
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A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)
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