Proverbs 3:3
New Living Translation
3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.
Proverbs 3:3
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3 Never tire of loyalty and kindness. Hold these virtues tightly. Write them deep within your heart.
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Proverbs 11:13
New Living Translation
13 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.
Proverbs 11:13
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13 A gossip goes around spreading rumors, while a trustworthy man tries to quiet them.
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Proverbs 14:22
New Living Translation
22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Those who plot evil shall wander away and be lost, but those who plan good shall be granted mercy and quietness.
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Proverbs 16:6
New Living Translation
6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Living Bible
6 Iniquity is atoned for by mercy and truth; evil is avoided by reverence for God.
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Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 17:17
Living Bible
17 A true friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
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Proverbs 19:22
New Living Translation
22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Proverbs 19:22
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22 Kindness makes a man attractive. And it is better to be poor than dishonest.
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Proverbs 20:6
New Living Translation
6 Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Most people will tell you what loyal friends they are, but are they telling the truth?
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Proverbs 20:28
New Living Translation
28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.
Proverbs 20:28
Living Bible
28 If a king is kind, honest, and fair, his kingdom stands secure.
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Proverbs 23:26-28
New Living Translation
26 O my son, give me your heart.
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a robber,
eager to make more men unfaithful.
Proverbs 23:26-28
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26-28 O my son, trust my advice—stay away from prostitutes. For a prostitute is a deep and narrow grave. Like a robber, she waits for her victims as one after another become unfaithful to their wives.
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Proverbs 25:13
New Living Translation
13 Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.
Proverbs 25:13
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13 A faithful employee is as refreshing as a cool day[a] in the hot summertime.
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- Proverbs 25:13 a cool day, literally, “snow.”
Proverbs 25:19
New Living Translation
19 Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble
is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
Proverbs 25:19
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19 Putting confidence in an unreliable man is like chewing with a sore tooth, or trying to run on a broken foot.
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Proverbs 28:20
New Living Translation
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Proverbs 28:20
Living Bible
20 The man who wants to do right will get a rich reward. But the man who wants to get rich quick will quickly fail.
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