Proverbs 3:3-4
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3 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
4 Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and of people.(B)
Proverbs 3:3-4
New Living Translation
3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.
4 Then you will find favor with both God and people,
and you will earn a good reputation.
Proverbs 3:13-18
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The True Wealth
13 Happy are those who find wisdom
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)
Proverbs 3:13-18
New Living Translation
13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gains understanding.
14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
and her wages are better than gold.
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.
17 She will guide you down delightful paths;
all her ways are satisfying.
18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise will inherit honor,
but stubborn fools, disgrace.
Proverbs 3:35
New Living Translation
35 The wise inherit honor,
but fools are put to shame!
Proverbs 4:7-9
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7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight.(A)
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.(B)
9 She will place on your head a fair garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”(C)
Proverbs 4:7-9
New Living Translation
7 Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great.
Embrace her, and she will honor you.
9 She will place a lovely wreath on your head;
she will present you with a beautiful crown.”
Proverbs 10:7
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7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(A)
Proverbs 10:7
New Living Translation
7 We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Proverbs 11:16
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Proverbs 11:16
New Living Translation
16 A gracious woman gains respect,
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Proverbs 11:26-27
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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(B)
Proverbs 11:26-27
New Living Translation
26 People curse those who hoard their grain,
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.
27 If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
Proverbs 12:8
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8 One is commended for good sense,
but a perverse mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:8
New Living Translation
8 A sensible person wins admiration,
but a warped mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:9
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9 Better to be despised and have produce[a]
than to be self-important and lack food.
Notas al pie
- 12.9 Cn: Heb servant
Proverbs 12:9
New Living Translation
9 Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
than to be self-important but have no food.
Proverbs 13:15
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Notas al pie
- 13.15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring
Proverbs 13:15
New Living Translation
15 A person with good sense is respected;
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.[a]
Notas al pie
- 13:15 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads the way of the treacherous is lasting.
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction,
but one who heeds reproof is honored.(A)
Proverbs 13:18
New Living Translation
18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
if you accept correction, you will be honored.
Proverbs 14:35
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35 A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.(A)
Proverbs 14:35
New Living Translation
35 A king rejoices in wise servants
but is angry with those who disgrace him.
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