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;

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23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (A)life.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

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20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.

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13 (A)A merry heart makes a cheerful [a]countenance,
But (B)by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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  1. Proverbs 15:13 face

15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
(A)But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

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30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
And a good report makes the bones [a]healthy.

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Lit. fat

Wisdom Is Better Than Gold

16 The (A)preparations[a] of the heart belong to man,
(B)But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own (C)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

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  1. Proverbs 16:1 plans

(A)Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join [a]forces, none will go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit. hand to hand

21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.

23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.

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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.

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22 A (A)merry heart [a]does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 17:22 Or makes medicine even better

12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness,
But who can bear a broken spirit?

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The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the Lord.

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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise (A)in your latter days.

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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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27 (A)The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [a]inner depths of his heart.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly

The Lord Considers the Heart

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the [a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
(B)But the Lord weighs the hearts.

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  1. Proverbs 21:1 channels

11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

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12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

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11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (B)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (C)according to his deeds?

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17 (A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 Lest the Lord see it, and [a]it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.

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  1. Proverbs 24:18 Lit. it be evil in His eyes

19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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