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Proverbs 22:3-5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:3-5
English Standard Version
3 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is (B)riches and honor and life.[a]
5 (C)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever (D)guards his soul will keep far from them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life
Proverbs 22:3-5
King James Version
Proverbs 22:3-5
King James Version
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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