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For Yahweh will give wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
For the upright, he stores[a] sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,
in order to guard paths of justice
    and keep[b] the way of his faithful ones.

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  1. Proverbs 2:7 Or “hides, keeps”
  2. Proverbs 2:8 Or “preserve, guard, watch”

For (A)the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a (B)shield to those who walk in integrity,
Guarding the paths of justice,
And He (C)watches over the way of His godly ones.

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May loyal love[a] and truth not forsake you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them upon your heart.
And you shall find favor and good sense[b]
    in the eyes of God and humankind.

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  1. Proverbs 3:3 Or “kindness, mercy”
  2. Proverbs 3:4 Or “understanding, prudence”

Do not let (A)kindness and truth leave you;
(B)Bind them around your neck,
(C)Write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will (D)find favor and a (E)good [a]reputation
In the sight of God and man.

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  1. Proverbs 3:4 Lit understanding

Happy Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

11 Do not despise the discipline of Yahweh, my child.
    Do not be weary of his reproof

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11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of the Lord
Or loathe His rebuke,

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  1. Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction

21 For before the eyes of Yahweh are human ways,[a]
    and all his paths he examines.

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  1. Proverbs 5:21 Literally “the ways of man/humankind”

21 For the (A)ways of everyone are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He (B)observes all his paths.

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What Yahweh Hates

16 There are six things Yahweh hates,
    and seven things are abominations of his soul:[a]
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a devising heart, plans of deception,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,[b]
19 a false witness who breathes lies
    and sends out discord[c] between brothers.

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 6:18 Hebrew “the evil”
  3. Proverbs 6:19 Or “quarrels”

16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
Seven that are an abomination [a]to Him:
17 (A)Haughty eyes, a (B)lying tongue,
And hands that (C)shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises (D)wicked plans,
(E)Feet that run rapidly to evil,
19 A (F)false witness who declares lies,
And one who [b](G)spreads strife among brothers.

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit of His soul
  2. Proverbs 6:19 Lit sends out

In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
    keep watch over the evil and the good.

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The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

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11 Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] are before Yahweh,
    how much more[c] the hearts of the children of men!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. Proverbs 15:11 Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.
  3. Proverbs 15:11 Literally “more for”

11 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the (B)hearts of [c]mankind!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., The netherworld
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., place of destruction
  3. Proverbs 15:11 Lit sons of mankind

29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

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29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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16 To mortals belong the plans of the heart,
    but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but Yahweh weighs the spirit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or “breath”

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

16 The (A)plans of the heart belong to a person,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,
But the (B)Lord examines the [a]motives.

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits

The mind[a] of a person will plan his ways,
    and Yahweh will direct his steps.

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  1. Proverbs 16:9 Literally “heart”

The mind of a (A)person plans his way,
But (B)the Lord directs his steps.

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11 A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh;
    all the weights of the bag are his work.

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11 A (A)just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the [a]weights of the bag are His [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Lit work

33 The lot will be cast into the lap,
    but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.

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33 The (A)lot is cast into the lap,
But its every (B)decision is from the Lord.

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