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
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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 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
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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
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7 When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people perishes.
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
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
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
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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 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
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor
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
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:22 Lit strength of 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
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3 (A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by 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
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power
Proverbs 24:10
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10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength being small;(A)
Proverbs 24:10
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10 If you (A)show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,
Your strength is meager.
Proverbs 30:25
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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 The (A)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 31:17
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17 She girds herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:17
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17 She (A)surrounds her waist with strength
And makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:25
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25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.(A)
Proverbs 31:25
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:25 Lit latter days
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