12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?(A)

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14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness,
But who can bear a broken spirit?

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A person’s own folly(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(B)

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The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the Lord.

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20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(A)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(B)

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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise (A)in your latter days.

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The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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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

21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.(A)

A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(B)

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The Lord Considers the Heart

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the [a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
(B)But the Lord weighs the hearts.

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  1. Proverbs 21:1 channels

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

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Saying 12

12 Apply your heart to instruction(A)
    and your ears to words of knowledge.

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12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(B) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(C) everyone according to what they have done?(D)

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11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (B)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (C)according to his deeds?

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Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(A) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(B)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
    and turn his wrath away from them.(C)

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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 Lest the Lord see it, and [a]it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.

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  1. Proverbs 24:18 Lit. it be evil in His eyes

Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(B)

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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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