On Life and Conduct
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The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (Q)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
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The (Q)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
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Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will (AH)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
He will (AH)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 22:2: ['Lit ', meet together]
b.
Proverbs 22:3: ['Lit ', simple]
c.
Proverbs 22:4: ['Or ', reverence]
d.
Proverbs 22:6: ['Lit ', according to his way]
e.
Proverbs 22:9: ['Lit ', has a good eye]
f.
Proverbs 22:11: ['Lit ', has grace on his lips]
g.
Proverbs 22:14: ['Lit ', strange woman]
h.
Proverbs 22:14: ['Lit ', there]
i.
Proverbs 22:16: ['Lit ', much]
j.
Proverbs 22:18: ['Lit ', They together]
k.
Proverbs 22:19: ['Lit ', made you know]
l.
Proverbs 22:20: ['Or ', previous]
m.
Proverbs 22:21: ['Lit ', truth]
n.
Proverbs 22:21: ['Lit ', return to words of truth]
o.
Proverbs 22:23: ['Lit ', rob the soul]
p.
Proverbs 22:25: ['Lit ', take]
q.
Proverbs 22:26: ['Lit ', strike hands]
Cross references:
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Proverbs 22:8:
Job 4:8