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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)

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Let not (A)steadfast love and (B)faithfulness forsake you;
    (C)bind them around your neck;
    (D)write them on the tablet of your heart.

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13 A gossip goes about telling secrets,
    but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.(A)

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13 Whoever (A)goes about slandering reveals secrets,
    but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

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22 Do not those who plan evil err?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

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22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)

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By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.(A)

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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for adversity.

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22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.

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22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.

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Many proclaim themselves loyal,
    but who can find one worthy of trust?(A)

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Many a man (A)proclaims his own steadfast love,
    but (B)a faithful man who can find?

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28 Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and his throne is upheld by righteousness.[a](A)

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  1. 20.28 Gk: Heb loyalty

28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his (B)throne is upheld.

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26 My child, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe[a] my ways.(A)
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit;
    an adulteress[b] is a narrow well.(B)
28 She lies in wait like a robber
    and increases the number of the faithless.(C)

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  1. 23.26 Or delight in
  2. 23.27 Heb alien woman

26 My son, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe[a] my ways.
27 For a prostitute is (A)a deep pit;
    (B)an adulteress[b] is a narrow (C)well.
28 (D)She lies in wait like a robber
    and increases the traitors among mankind.

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  1. Proverbs 23:26 Or delight in
  2. Proverbs 23:27 Hebrew a foreign woman

13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    are faithful messengers to those who send them;
    they refresh the spirit of their masters.(A)

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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    is (A)a faithful messenger to those who send him;
    he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot
    is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble.

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19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
    is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

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20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
    but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich (A)will not go unpunished.

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