Proverbs 3:3
Modern English Version
3 Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart,
Proverbs 3:3
American Standard Version
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Proverbs 11:17
Modern English Version
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
but he who is cruel troubles his own body.
Proverbs 11:17
American Standard Version
17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;
But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Proverbs 16:24
Modern English Version
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24
American Standard Version
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 26:25
Modern English Version
25 when he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
Proverbs 26:25
American Standard Version
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not;
For there are seven abominations in his heart:
Proverbs 28:8
Modern English Version
8 He who by usury and unjust gain increases his substance
will gather it for him who will pity the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
American Standard Version
8 He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase,
Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
Proverbs 31:26
Modern English Version
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and in her tongue is the teaching of kindness.
Proverbs 31:26
American Standard Version
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom;
And the [a]law of kindness is on her tongue.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:26 Or, teaching
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