Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)
This will bring health to your body(D)
    and nourishment to your bones.(E)

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Don’t consider yourself to be wise;(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. Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(A)

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

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

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

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

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed(A) spirit dries up the bones.(B)

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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 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(C)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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

11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit raised high

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

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

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22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty(A)
    and pull down the stronghold in which they 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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Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through 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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Saying 22

The wise prevail through great power,
    and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

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

Saying 25

10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
    how small is your strength!(A)

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

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25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
    yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)

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

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17 She sets about her work vigorously;
    her arms are strong for her tasks.

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

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

25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
    she can laugh at the days to come.

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

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