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 3:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
(B)Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 It will be (C)healing to your [a]body
And (D)refreshment to your bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit 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
New American Standard Bible
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 11:7
New American Standard Bible
7 When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people 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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
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 18:10-11
New American Standard Bible
10 The (A)name of the Lord is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C)is [a]safe.
11 A (D)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high
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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor
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
New American Standard Bible
22 A (A)wise person scales the city of the mighty
And brings down the [a]stronghold in which they trust.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:22 Lit strength of trust
Proverbs 24:3
Lexham English Bible
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:3
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:5
Lexham English Bible
5 The warrior of wisdom is in strength,
and a man of knowledge is strong in power.
Proverbs 24:5
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power
Proverbs 24:10
Lexham English Bible
10 If you faint on the day of adversity,
little is your strength.
Proverbs 24:10
New American Standard Bible
10 If you (A)show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,
Your strength is meager.
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
New American Standard Bible
25 The (A)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 31:17
Lexham English Bible
17 She girds her waist in strength,
and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:17
New American Standard Bible
17 She (A)surrounds her waist with strength
And makes her arms strong.
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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:25 Lit latter days
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