Proverbs 3:7-8
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7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)
8 It will be a healing for your flesh
and a refreshment for your body.(B)
Proverbs 3:7-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 Do not consider yourself wise.
Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 Then your body[a] will be healed,
and your bones will be refreshed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Literally navel
Proverbs 10:29
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29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright
but destruction for evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 10:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 The way of the Lord is a fortress for a person who has integrity,
but it brings destruction for evildoers.
Proverbs 11:7
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7 When the wicked die, hope perishes,
and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)
Proverbs 11:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 At the death of a wicked man, his hope will perish,
and his confidence in his strength[a] perishes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 Or wealth
Proverbs 17:22
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22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.(A)
Proverbs 17:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 18:10-11
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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe.(A)
11 The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
in their imagination it is like a high wall.(B)
Proverbs 18:10-11
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower.
A righteous person runs inside and is protected.
11 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
In his imagination it is like a high wall.
Proverbs 20:29
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29 The glory of youths is their strength,
but the beauty of the aged is their gray hair.(A)
Proverbs 20:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 The splendor of young men is their strength,
but the majesty of old men is their gray hair.
Proverbs 21:22
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22 One wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.(A)
Proverbs 21:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 A wise man can climb up to a city full of warriors
and pull down the strong defenses in which they trust.
Proverbs 24:3
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3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;(A)
Proverbs 24:3
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 With wisdom a house is built.
With understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:5
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5 Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones[a]
and those who have knowledge than those who have strength,(A)
Footnotes
- 24.5 Gk Compare Syr Tg: Heb A wise man is strength
Proverbs 24:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 A wise person grows strong,
and a knowledgeable man becomes more powerful,
Proverbs 24:10
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10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength being small;(A)
Proverbs 24:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 If you fail to act in the day of trouble,
your strength is too little.
Proverbs 30:25
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25 the ants are a people without strength,
yet they provide their food in the summer;(A)
Proverbs 30:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Ants are a species without strength,
but they store their food in summer.
Proverbs 31:17
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17 She girds herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 She wraps strength around her waist like a belt,
and she makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.(A)
Proverbs 31:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Strength and honor are her clothing,
and she laughs at the days to come.
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