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
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 My son, (A)give attention to my words;
(B)Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (C)Do not let them depart from your sight;
(D)Keep them in the midst of 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
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 The tongue of the righteous is as (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
13 A (A)joyful heart makes a [a]cheerful face,
But [b]when the heart is (B)sad, the (C)spirit is broken.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit good
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 All the days of the afflicted are bad,
But a [a]cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 Lit good
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
Good news puts fat on the bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Lit The light of the eyes gladdens
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
16 The (A)plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,
But the (B)Lord weighs the [a]motives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:2 Lit 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
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.
22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.
23 The (C)heart of the wise instructs his mouth
And adds [c]persuasiveness to his lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
- Proverbs 16:21 Or learning
- Proverbs 16:23 Or learning
Proverbs 17:3
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:3
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 17:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
Proverbs 17:22
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
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