Don’t be wise in your own eyes;(A)
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(B)
This will be healing for your body[a](C)
and strengthening for your bones.(D)

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  1. 3:8 Lit navel

Don’t consider yourself wise.
    Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Then your body[a] will be healthy
    and your bones strengthened.

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  1. Proverbs 3:8 Heb navel

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(A)

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29 The path of the Lord is a refuge for the innocent
    and ruin for those who do evil.

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When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

When the wicked die, their hope perishes.
    Yes, any hope based on money perishes.

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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)

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22 A joyful heart helps healing,
    but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;(A)
the righteous run to it and are protected.[a](B)

11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(C)

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  1. 18:10 Lit raised high

10 The Lord’s name is a strong tower;
    the righteous run to it and find refuge.
11 The riches of the wealthy are a strong city
    and like a high wall in their imagination.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.(A)

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29 Strength is the glory of young men;
    gray hair is the splendor of old age.

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22 A wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down its secure fortress.(A)

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22 A wise person fought a city of warriors
    and brought down the stronghold in which they felt safe.

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A house is built by wisdom,(A)
and it is established by understanding;

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By wisdom a house is built;
    by understanding it is established.

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A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[a]
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[b](A)

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  1. 24:5 LXX, Syr; MT reads is in strength
  2. 24:5 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength

A wise person is mightier than a strong one;[a]
    a knowledgeable person than a powerful one.

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  1. Proverbs 24:5 LXX; MT A wise man is strong.

10 If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.

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10 If you show yourself weak on a day of distress,
    your strength is too small.

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25 ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)

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25     Ants as creatures aren’t strong,
            but they store away their food in the summer.

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17 She draws on her strength[a]
and reveals that her arms are strong.(A)

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  1. 31:17 Lit She wraps strength around her like a belt

17 She works energetically;
    her arms are powerful.

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25 Strength(A) and honor are her clothing,(B)
and she can laugh at the time to come.(C)

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25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
    she is confident about the future.

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