Proverbs 3:3
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3 Don’t let love and truth ever leave you.
Tie them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 11:13
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13 Those who talk about others will tell secrets.
But those who can be trusted keep the secrets of others.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Those who plan evil go down the wrong path.
But those who plan good find love and truth.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Through love and truth sin is paid for.
People avoid evil when they have respect for the Lord.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times.
They are there to help when trouble comes.
Proverbs 19:22
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22 Everyone longs for love that never fails.
It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many claim to have love that never fails.
But who can find a faithful person?
Proverbs 20:28
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28 Love and truth keep a king safe.
Faithful love makes his throne secure.
Proverbs 23:26-28
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Saying 18
26 My son, give me your heart.
May you be happy living the way you see me live.
27 An unfaithful wife is like a deep pit.
A wife who commits adultery is like a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a thief.
She causes many men to sin.
Proverbs 25:13
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13 A messenger trusted by the one who sends him
is like a drink cooled by snow at harvest time.
He renews the spirit of his master.
Proverbs 25:19
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19 Trusting someone who is not faithful when trouble comes
is like a broken tooth or a disabled foot.
Proverbs 28:20
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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed.
But anyone who wants to get rich will be punished.
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