Proverbs 4:20-21
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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
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23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is as (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 12:20
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20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
Proverbs 15:13
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit good
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart
Proverbs 15:15
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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
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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
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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
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5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:21-23
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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
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Proverbs 17:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
Proverbs 18:12
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Proverbs 18:14
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Proverbs 19:3
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Proverbs 19:20
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your latter end
Proverbs 20:5
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5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:27
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27 The [a](A)spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body
Proverbs 21:1-2
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On Life and Conduct
21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He (A)turns it wherever He wishes.
2 (B)Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord (C)weighs the hearts.
Proverbs 22:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips
Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not (B)consider it (C)who weighs the hearts?
And (D)does He not know it who (E)keeps your soul?
And will He not [a](F)render to man according to his work?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back
Proverbs 24:17-18
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17 (A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 Or the Lord will see it and [a]be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:18 Lit it is evil in His eyes
Proverbs 24:19-20
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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be (B)envious of the wicked;
20 For (C)there will be no [a](D)future for the evil man;
The (E)lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end
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