Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
24 Rid yourself of a (B)deceitful mouth
And (C)keep devious [a]speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your [b]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 (D)[c]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your (E)ways will be established.
27 (F)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
(G)Turn your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:24 Or lips
- Proverbs 4:25 Or eyelids
- Proverbs 4:26 I.e., prob. stay on the path
Proverbs 4:23-27
International Standard Version
23 Above everything else[a] guard your heart,
because from it flow the springs of life.
24 Never talk deceptively
and don’t keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.[b]
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead;
fix your gaze straight in front of you.
26 Carefully measure[c] the paths for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Lit. Above all watching
- Proverbs 4:24 Lit. keep corrupt lips far from you
- Proverbs 4:26 Lit. Weigh
Proverbs 10:9
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Proverbs 10:9
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9 Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (C)be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:5-6
International Standard Version
5 The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path,
but the wicked fall by their wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.
Proverbs 14:12
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Proverbs 14:12
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12 There is a pathway that seems right to a man,
but in the end it’s a road to death.
Proverbs 14:16
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears
Proverbs 14:16
International Standard Version
16 The wise person fears and turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and overconfident.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
International Standard Version
22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
International Standard Version
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
observing both the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth,
and through fear of the Lord people[a] turn from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 The Heb. lacks people
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul
Proverbs 16:17
International Standard Version
17 The road of the upright circumvents evil,
and whoever watches how he lives[a] preserves his life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Lit. watches his path
Proverbs 19:21
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Proverbs 19:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:21 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 19:21 Or will be established
Proverbs 21:15
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15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.
Proverbs 21:15
International Standard Version
15 Administering justice brings joy to the righteous,
but terror to those who practice iniquity.
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