Proverbs 3:1-2
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare will they give you.
Proverbs 3:13-18
Revised Standard Version
The True Wealth
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding,
14 for the gain from it is better than gain from silver
and its profit better than gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.
Proverbs 6:23
Revised Standard Version
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Proverbs 8:35
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35 For he who finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord;
Proverbs 10:17
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17 He who heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
Proverbs 11:19
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19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will live,
but he who pursues evil will die.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man
Proverbs 12:28
Revised Standard Version
28 In the path of righteousness is life,
but the way of error leads to death.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:28 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 15:4
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4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 16:15
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15 In the light of a king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
Proverbs 16:22
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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but folly is the chastisement of fools.
Proverbs 18:21
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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 19:23
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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
and he who has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
Proverbs 21:21
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21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life[a] and honor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:21 Gk: Heb life and righteousness
Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
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