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

(A)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
(B)Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
It will be (C)healing to your [a]body
And (D)refreshment to your bones.

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  1. Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel

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

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29 The (A)way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
But (B)ruin to the workers of injustice.

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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 a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people 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 (A)joyful heart [a]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit (B)dries up the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing

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 (A)name of the Lord is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C)is [a]safe.
11 A (D)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

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

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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the [a](A)honor of old men is their gray hair.

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  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor

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

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22 A (A)wise person scales the city of the mighty
And brings down the [a]stronghold in which they trust.

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  1. Proverbs 21:22 Lit strength of trust

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

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(A)By wisdom a house is built,
And 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 (A)wise man is [a]strong,
And a person of knowledge [b]increases power.

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  1. Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
  2. Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power

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

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10 If you (A)show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,
Your strength is meager.

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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 The (A)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare 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 (A)surrounds her waist with strength
And makes her arms strong.

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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 (A)dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the [a]future.

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  1. Proverbs 31:25 Lit latter days