The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong (A)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
(A)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.

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22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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22 (A)Do not say, “I will [a]recompense evil”;
(B)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

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  1. Proverbs 20:22 repay

24 A person’s steps are directed(A) by the Lord.(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(C)

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24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?

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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

27 (A)The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [a]inner depths of his heart.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly

To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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(A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.(C)

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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.

31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But (B)deliverance is of the Lord.

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Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)

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The (A)rich and the poor have this in common,
The (B)Lord is the maker of them all.

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