Proverbs 3:7-8
New Living Translation
7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.
Proverbs 10:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 10:29
New Living Translation
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,
but it destroys the wicked.
Proverbs 11:7
New Living Translation
7 When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
for they rely on their own feeble strength.
Proverbs 17:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)
Proverbs 17:22
New Living Translation
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 18:10-11
New Living Translation
10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.
11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
Proverbs 20:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.(A)
Proverbs 20:29
New Living Translation
29 The glory of the young is their strength;
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.
Proverbs 21:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 A wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down its secure fortress.(A)
Proverbs 21:22
New Living Translation
22 The wise conquer the city of the strong
and level the fortress in which they trust.
Proverbs 24:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A house is built by wisdom,(A)
and it is established by understanding;
Proverbs 24:3
New Living Translation
3 A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
Proverbs 24:5
New Living Translation
5 The wise are mightier than the strong,[a]
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
Footnotes
- 24:5 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads A wise man is strength.
Proverbs 24:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.
Proverbs 24:10
New Living Translation
10 If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.
Proverbs 30:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
Proverbs 30:25
New Living Translation
25 Ants—they aren’t strong,
but they store up food all summer.
Proverbs 31:17
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 31:17 Lit She wraps strength around her like a belt
Proverbs 31:17
New Living Translation
17 She is energetic and strong,
a hard worker.
Proverbs 31:25
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 31:25
New Living Translation
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity,
and she laughs without fear of the future.
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