20 My son, (A)pay attention to my words;
(B)Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (C)They are not to escape from your sight;
(D)Keep them in the midst of your heart.

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23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is like (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

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20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.

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13 A (A)joyful heart makes a [a]cheerful face,
But [b]when the heart is (B)sad, the (C)spirit is broken.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:13 Lit good
  2. Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart

15 All the days of the [a]needy are bad,
But a [b]cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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  1. Proverbs 15:15 Or wretched
  2. Proverbs 15:15 Lit good

30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
Good news [b]refreshes the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Lit The light of the eyes gladdens
  2. Proverbs 15:30 Lit makes fat

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