Proverbs 3:7-8
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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.
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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 10:29
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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.
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 11:7
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7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
and expectation of power comes to nothing.
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7 When the wicked die, hope perishes,
and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)
Proverbs 17:22
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22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.(A)
Proverbs 18:10-11
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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
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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 20:29
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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 youths is their strength,
but the beauty of the aged is their gray hair.(A)
Proverbs 21:22
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22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
and brings down the strength of its confidence.
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 24:3
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3 Through wisdom a house is built;
by understanding it is established;
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3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;(A)
Proverbs 24:5
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5 A wise man has great power;
and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
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 24:10
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10 If you falter in the time of trouble,
your strength is small.
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10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength being small;(A)
Proverbs 30:25
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25 The ants are not a strong people,
yet they provide their food in the summer.
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 31:17
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17 She arms her waist with strength,
and makes her arms strong.
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17 She girds herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:25
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25 Strength and dignity are her clothing.
She laughs at the time to come.
Proverbs 31:25
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25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.(A)
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