3 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
3 Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.Tie them around your neck;write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
17 Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm.
17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.(B)
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb:(A)sweet to the taste[a] and health to the body.[b](B)
25 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it, for there are seven abominations concealed within;(A)
25 When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,for there are seven abominations in his heart.(A)
8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)
8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest(A)collects it for one who is kind to the poor.(B)
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.(A)
26 She opens her mouth with wisdomand loving instruction[a] is on her tongue.
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