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Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
There shall be healing for your flesh,[a]
    and refreshment for your body.

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  1. Proverbs 3:8 Literally “navel”

Don’t be wise in your own eyes;(A)
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(B)
This will be healing for your body[a](C)
and strengthening for your bones.(D)

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  1. 3:8 Lit navel

29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
    but ruin belongs to evildoers.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:29 Literally “them who do evil”

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(A)

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With the death of a wicked person, hope will die,
    and the expectation of the godless perishes.

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When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Or “it”
  2. Proverbs 18:11 Literally “a city of his strength”

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;(A)
the righteous run to it and are protected.[a](B)

11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(C)

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  1. 18:10 Lit raised high

29 The glory of young men is their strength,[a]
    but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.

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  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or “strengthens them”

29 The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.(A)

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22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends,
    and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.

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22 A wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down its secure fortress.(A)

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By wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established.

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A house is built by wisdom,(A)
and it is established by understanding;

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The warrior of wisdom is in strength,
    and a man of knowledge is strong in power.

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A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[a]
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[b](A)

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  1. 24:5 LXX, Syr; MT reads is in strength
  2. 24:5 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength

10 If you faint on the day of adversity,
    little is your strength.

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10 If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.

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25 The ants are a people who are not strong,
    yet they prepare their food in the summer;

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25 ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)

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17 She girds her waist in strength,
    and makes her arms strong.

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17 She draws on her strength[a]
and reveals that her arms are strong.(A)

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  1. 31:17 Lit She wraps strength around her like a belt

25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
    and she laughs at the future.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 31:25 Literally “to the day/time coming after”

25 Strength(A) and honor are her clothing,(B)
and she can laugh at the time to come.(C)

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