Proverbs 3:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
Proverbs 3:3
Common English Bible
3 Don’t let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Bind them on your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 11:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
Proverbs 11:17
Common English Bible
17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
but cruel people harm themselves.
Proverbs 16:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24
Common English Bible
24 Pleasant words are flowing honey,
sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 26:25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it,
for there are seven abominations concealed within;(A)
Proverbs 26:25
Common English Bible
25 Though they speak graciously, don’t believe them,
for seven horrible things are in their heart.
Proverbs 28:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)
Proverbs 28:8
Common English Bible
8 Those who become rich through high interest rates
gather money for those who are generous to the poor.
Proverbs 31:26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.(A)
Proverbs 31:26
Common English Bible
26 Her mouth is full of wisdom;
kindly teaching is on her tongue.
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