Proverbs 4:20-21
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20 My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
Proverbs 4:23
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23 Keep your heart with all vigilance;
for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 12:20
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20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
but those who plan good have joy.
Proverbs 15:13
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13 A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:30
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30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
and good news refreshes[a] the bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Heb makes fat
Proverbs 16:1-2
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16 The plans of the mind belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Proverbs 16:5
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5 Every one who is arrogant is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:21-23
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21 The wise of heart is called a man of discernment,
and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.
22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but folly is the chastisement of fools.
23 The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious,
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Proverbs 17:3
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3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and the Lord tries hearts.
Proverbs 17:22
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22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty,
but humility goes before honor.
Proverbs 18:14
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14 A man’s spirit will endure sickness;
but a broken spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 19:3
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3 When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,
his heart rages against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Proverbs 20:5
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5 The purpose in a man’s mind is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:27
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27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
searching all his innermost parts.
Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
Proverbs 22:11
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11 He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply your mind to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not requite man according to his work?
Proverbs 24:17-18
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17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
Proverbs 24:19-20
Revised Standard Version
19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked;
20 for the evil man has no future;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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