Proverbs 3:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
(B)Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 It will be (C)healing to your [a]body
And (D)refreshment to your bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel
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
New American Standard Bible
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 American Standard Bible
7 When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people perishes.
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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
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 American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high
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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor
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
New American Standard Bible
22 A (A)wise person scales the city of the mighty
And brings down the [a]stronghold in which they trust.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:22 Lit strength of trust
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
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:3
New Living Translation
3 A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
Proverbs 24:5
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power
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
New American Standard Bible
10 If you (A)show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,
Your strength is meager.
Proverbs 24:10
New Living Translation
10 If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.
Proverbs 30:25
New American Standard Bible
25 The (A)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:25
New Living Translation
25 Ants—they aren’t strong,
but they store up food all summer.
Proverbs 31:17
New American Standard Bible
17 She (A)surrounds her waist with strength
And makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:17
New Living Translation
17 She is energetic and strong,
a hard worker.
Proverbs 31:25
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:25 Lit latter days
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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