Proverbs 3:3
The Voice
3 Stay focused; do not lose sight of mercy and truth;
engrave them on a pendant, and hang it around your neck;
meditate on them so they are written upon your heart.
Proverbs 11:17
The Voice
17 Kindness is its own reward,
but cruelty is a self-inflicted wound.
Proverbs 16:24
The Voice
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb:
they drip sweet food for life and bring health to the body.
Proverbs 26:25
The Voice
25 Don’t believe him when he speaks kindly
because his heart is completely ruled by evil.[a]
Footnotes
- 26:25 Literally, “seven detestable evils”
Proverbs 28:8
The Voice
8 Anyone who increases his wealth by charging a high rate of interest
is only collecting it for another who will deal more liberally with the poor.
Proverbs 31:26
The Voice
26 She conducts her conversations with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is ever her concern.
The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.
