Proverbs 3:7-8
Lexham English Bible
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
8 There shall be healing for your flesh,[a]
and refreshment for your body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Literally “navel”
Proverbs 10:29
Lexham English Bible
29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
but ruin belongs to evildoers.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:29 Literally “them who do evil”
Proverbs 10:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 11:7
Lexham English Bible
7 With the death of a wicked person, hope will die,
and the expectation of the godless perishes.
Proverbs 17:22
Lexham English Bible
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)
Proverbs 18:10-11
Lexham English Bible
10 A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh;
into him[a] the righteous will run and be safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city,[b]
and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 Or “it”
- Proverbs 18:11 Literally “a city of his strength”
Proverbs 20:29
Lexham English Bible
29 The glory of young men is their strength,[a]
but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:29 Or “strengthens them”
Proverbs 20:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.(A)
Proverbs 21:22
Lexham English Bible
22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends,
and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.
Proverbs 21:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 A wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down its secure fortress.(A)
Proverbs 24:3
Lexham English Bible
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A house is built by wisdom,(A)
and it is established by understanding;
Proverbs 24:5
Lexham English Bible
5 The warrior of wisdom is in strength,
and a man of knowledge is strong in power.
Proverbs 24:10
Lexham English Bible
10 If you faint on the day of adversity,
little is your strength.
Proverbs 24:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.
Proverbs 30:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The ants are a people who are not strong,
yet they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
Proverbs 31:17
Lexham English Bible
17 She girds her waist in strength,
and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:17
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 31:17 Lit She wraps strength around her like a belt
Proverbs 31:25
Lexham English Bible
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the future.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:25 Literally “to the day/time coming after”
Proverbs 31:25
Christian Standard Bible
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