Proverbs 4:20-21
Christian Standard Bible
The Straight Path
20 My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.(A)
21 Don’t lose sight of them;(B)
keep them within your heart.
Proverbs 4:23
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Footnotes
- 4:23 Or heart with all diligence
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)
Proverbs 12:20
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20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but those who promote peace have joy.(A)
Proverbs 15:13
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13 A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.(A)
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:30
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Footnotes
- 15:30 Lit makes fat
Proverbs 16:1-2
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16 The reflections of the heart belong to mankind,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(A)
Footnotes
- 16:2 Lit spirits
Proverbs 16:5
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5 Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;(A)
be assured,[a] he will not go unpunished.(B)
Footnotes
- 16:5 Lit hand to hand
Proverbs 16:21-23
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22 Insight is a fountain of life(B) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:22
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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)
Proverbs 18:12
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Proverbs 18:14
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14 A person’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?(A)
Proverbs 19:3
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3 A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 19:20
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Footnotes
- 19:20 Lit in your end
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:27
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Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 A king’s heart is like channeled water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever he chooses.(A)
2 All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs hearts.(B)
Proverbs 22:11
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11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(A)
Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t he who weighs hearts(B) consider it?
Won’t he who protects your life(C) know?
Won’t he repay a person according to his work?(D)
Proverbs 24:17-18
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17 Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,
and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,(A)
18 or the Lord will see, be displeased,
and turn his wrath away from him.
Proverbs 24:19-20
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19 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.(A)
20 For the evil have no future;(B)
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.(C)
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