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Don’t be wise in your own eyes.
    Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
It will be health to your body,
    and nourishment to your bones.

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Do not be wise in your own opinion.
    Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
This will bring healing to your body,
    and refreshment to your bones.

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29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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29 To the upright, the way of the Lord is a place of safety,
    but it’s a place of ruin to those who practice evil.

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When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.

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When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes;[a]
    and what he[b] expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 So MT; LXX reads When a righteous man dies, his hope does not perish
  2. Proverbs 11:7 So MT; LXX reads what the ungodly

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

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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
    but a broken spirit drains one’s strength.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:22 Lit. spirit dries the bones

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.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    a righteous person rushes to it and is lifted up above the danger.[a]
11 The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city;
    in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 The Heb. lacks above the danger

29 The glory of young men is their strength.
    The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength;
    and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.

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22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
    and brings down the strength of its confidence.

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22 A wise man attacks the city of the mighty,
    bringing down the fortress in which they trust.

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Through wisdom a house is built;
    by understanding it is established;

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By wisdom a house is built;
    it is made secure through understanding.

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A wise man has great power;
    and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

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A wise man is strong,[a]
    and a knowledgeable man grows in strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:5 So MT; LXX reads Being wise is better than being strong

10 If you falter in the time of trouble,
    your strength is small.

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10 If you grow weary when times are troubled,
    your strength is limited.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 24:10 Or undersized

25     The ants are not a strong people,
    yet they provide their food in the summer.

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25 Ants aren’t a strong species,[a]
    yet they prepare their food in the summer.

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  1. Proverbs 30:25 Lit. people

17 She arms her waist with strength,
    and makes her arms strong.

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17 She clothes herself with fortitude,
    and fortifies her arms with strength.

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25 Strength and dignity are her clothing.
    She laughs at the time to come.

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25 Strength and dignity are her garments;
    she smiles about the future.

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