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Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)
It will be a healing for your flesh
    and a refreshment for your body.(B)

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Do not consider yourself wise.
Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Then your body[a] will be healed,
and your bones will be refreshed.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:8 Literally navel

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

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29 The way of the Lord is a fortress for a person who has integrity,
but it brings destruction for evildoers.

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When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)

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At the death of a wicked man, his hope will perish,
and his confidence in his strength[a] perishes.

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Or wealth

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

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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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)

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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.

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29 The glory of youths is their strength,
    but the beauty of the aged is their gray hair.(A)

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29 The splendor of young men is their strength,
but the majesty of old men is their gray hair.

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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)

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22 A wise man can climb up to a city full of warriors
and pull down the strong defenses in which they trust.

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

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With wisdom a house is built.
With understanding it is established.

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Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones[a]
    and those who have knowledge than those who have strength,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 24.5 Gk Compare Syr Tg: Heb A wise man is strength

A wise person grows strong,
and a knowledgeable man becomes more powerful,

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10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
    your strength being small;(A)

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10 If you fail to act in the day of trouble,
your strength is too little.

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25 the ants are a people without strength,
    yet they provide their food in the summer;(A)

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25 Ants are a species without strength,
    but they store their food in summer.

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17 She girds herself with strength
    and makes her arms strong.

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17 She wraps strength around her waist like a belt,
and she makes her arms strong.

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25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
    and she laughs at the time to come.(A)

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25 Strength and honor are her clothing,
and she laughs at the days to come.

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