Proverbs 4:20-21
Legacy Standard Bible
20 My son, (A)pay attention to my words;
(B)Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (C)Do not let them deviate from your eyes;
(D)Keep them in the midst of your heart.
Proverbs 4:20-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Straight Path
20 My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.(A)
21 Don’t lose sight of them;(B)
keep them within your heart.
Proverbs 4:23
Legacy Standard Bible
23 Guard your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Or heart with all diligence
Proverbs 10:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 The tongue of the righteous is as (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)
Proverbs 12:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have gladness.
Proverbs 12:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but those who promote peace have joy.(A)
Proverbs 15:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 A (A)glad heart makes a face look good,
But [a]when the heart is (B)pained, the (C)spirit is broken.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart
Proverbs 15:13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.(A)
Proverbs 15:15
Legacy Standard Bible
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
But a good heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:30
Legacy Standard Bible
30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
A good report puts fat on the bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Lit The light of the eyes gladdens
Proverbs 15:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Lit makes fat
Proverbs 16:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
16 The [a](A)plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight,
But (B)Yahweh weighs the [b]motives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 Lit preparations
- Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits
Proverbs 16:1-2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits
Proverbs 16:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;(A)
be assured,[a] he will not go unpunished.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:5 Lit hand to hand
Proverbs 16:21-23
Legacy Standard Bible
21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]lips (B)increases learning.
22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [b]folly.
23 The (C)heart of the wise gives insight to his mouth
And increases learning to his lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Or speech
- Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 16:21-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 Insight is a fountain of life(B) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips
- Proverbs 16:23 Lit learning upon his lips
Proverbs 17:3
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
Proverbs 17:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)
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