Proverbs 3:7-8
World English Bible
7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes.
Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your body,
and nourishment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8
English Standard Version
7 (A)Be not wise in your own eyes;
(B)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 It will be (C)healing to your flesh[a]
and (D)refreshment[b] to your bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
- Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine
Proverbs 10:29
World English Bible
29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 10:29
English Standard Version
29 (A)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
but destruction to evildoers.
Proverbs 11:7
World English Bible
7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
and expectation of power comes to nothing.
Proverbs 11:7
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity
Proverbs 17:22
World English Bible
22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 18:10-11
World English Bible
10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:10-11
English Standard Version
10 (A)The name of the Lord is (B)a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and (C)is safe.
11 (D)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
Proverbs 20:29
World English Bible
29 The glory of young men is their strength.
The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Proverbs 20:29
English Standard Version
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
but (A)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Proverbs 21:22
World English Bible
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
and brings down the strength of its confidence.
Proverbs 21:22
English Standard Version
22 (A)A wise man scales the city of the mighty
and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
Proverbs 24:3
World English Bible
3 Through wisdom a house is built;
by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:3
English Standard Version
3 By (A)wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:5
World English Bible
5 A wise man has great power;
and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
Proverbs 24:5
English Standard Version
5 (A)A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
Proverbs 24:10
World English Bible
10 If you falter in the time of trouble,
your strength is small.
Proverbs 24:10
English Standard Version
10 If you (A)faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
Proverbs 30:25
World English Bible
25 The ants are not a strong people,
yet they provide their food in the summer.
Proverbs 30:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
Proverbs 31:17
World English Bible
17 She arms her waist with strength,
and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:17
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:17 Hebrew She girds her loins
Proverbs 31:25
World English Bible
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing.
She laughs at the time to come.
Proverbs 31:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
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