Proverbs 4:20-21
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Be careful about what you say
20 My son, pay attention to my words.
Bend your ear to my speech.
21 Don’t let them slip from your sight.
Guard them in your mind.
Proverbs 4:23
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23 More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked lacks value.
Proverbs 12:20
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20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plan evil,
but there is joy for those who advise peace.
Proverbs 15:13
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13 A joyful heart brightens one’s face,
but a troubled heart breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the needy are hard,
but a happy heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:30
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30 Bright eyes give joy to the heart;
good news strengthens the bones.
Proverbs 16:1-2
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16 To people belong the plans of the heart,
but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
2 All the ways of people
are pure in their eyes,
but the Lord tests the motives.
Proverbs 16:5
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5 The Lord detests all who are arrogant;
they surely won’t go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:21-23
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21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,
but the instruction of the foolish is folly.
23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
and enhances the teaching of their lips.
Proverbs 17:3
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3 A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Proverbs 17:22
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22 A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Pride comes before a disaster,
but humility comes before respect.
Proverbs 18:14
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14 The human spirit sustains a sick person,
but who can bear a broken spirit?
Proverbs 19:3
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3 People’s own folly corrupts their way,
but their hearts rage against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
so you might grow wise in the future.
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
those with understanding can draw it out.
Proverbs 20:27
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27 The breath of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
searching all the inmost parts.
Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
he directs it wherever he wants.
2 Everyone’s path is straight in their own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
Proverbs 22:11
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11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
Proverbs 23:12
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12 Bring your mind to instruction,
your ear to knowledgeable sayings.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those being taken off to death;
and from those staggering to the slaughter, don’t hold back.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn’t know about it,”
the one who weighs hearts—doesn’t he understand?
The one who protects your life—he knows.
He makes people pay for their actions.
Proverbs 24:17-18
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17 When your enemies fall, don’t rejoice.
When they stumble, don’t let your heart be glad,
18 or the Lord will see it and be displeased,
and he will turn his anger from them.
Proverbs 24:19-20
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19 Don’t get fighting mad at evil people;
don’t be envious of the wicked.
20 Indeed, there is no future for the evil;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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