Proverbs 3:7-8
New King James Version
7 Do not be wise in your own (A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your [a]flesh,
And (B)strength[b] to your bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Body, lit. navel
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit. drink
Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Proverbs 4:10
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10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
(A)And the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:20-22
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20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 9:11
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11 (A)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
Proverbs 10:27
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Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 15:30
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30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
And a good report makes the bones [a]healthy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Lit. fat
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:24
New King James Version
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Or makes medicine even better
Proverbs 23:17-18
New King James Version
17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But (B)be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
18 (C)For surely there is a [a]hereafter,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:18 Future, lit. latter end
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13 My son, (A)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (B)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [a]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
Proverbs 28:16
New King James Version
16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great (A)oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
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