Proverbs 3:7-8
New King James Version
7 Do not be wise in your own (A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your [a]flesh,
And (B)strength[b] to your bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Body, lit. navel
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit. drink
Proverbs 3:7-8
21st Century King James Version
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy flesh and marrow to thy bones.
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Proverbs 3:13-18
New King James Version
13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Proverbs 3:13-18
21st Century King James Version
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding;
14 for the merchandising of it is better than the merchandising of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is everyone that retaineth her.
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Proverbs 4:10
New King James Version
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
(A)And the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:10
21st Century King James Version
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many.
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Proverbs 4:20-22
New King James Version
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22
21st Century King James Version
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thine heart;
22 for they are life unto those that find them and health to all their flesh.
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Proverbs 9:11
New King James Version
11 (A)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
Proverbs 9:11
21st Century King James Version
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
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Proverbs 10:27
New King James Version
Proverbs 10:27
21st Century King James Version
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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Proverbs 14:30
New King James Version
Proverbs 14:30
21st Century King James Version
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.
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Proverbs 15:30
New King James Version
30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
And a good report makes the bones [a]healthy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Lit. fat
Proverbs 15:30
21st Century King James Version
30 The light of the eyes maketh the heart rejoice, and a good report maketh the bones fat.
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Proverbs 16:17
New King James Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:17
21st Century King James Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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Proverbs 16:24
New King James Version
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24
21st Century King James Version
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and health to the bones.
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Proverbs 17:22
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Or makes medicine even better
Proverbs 17:22
21st Century King James Version
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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Proverbs 23:17-18
New King James Version
17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But (B)be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
18 (C)For surely there is a [a]hereafter,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:18 Future, lit. latter end
Proverbs 23:17-18
21st Century King James Version
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in fear of the Lord all the day long.
18 For surely there is a reward, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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