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Proverbs 23:14-16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 23:14-16
English Standard Version
14 If you strike him with the rod,
you will (A)save his soul from Sheol.
15 (B)My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
16 My (C)inmost being[a] will exult
when your lips speak (D)what is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
Proverbs 23:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 23:14-16
New International Version
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.(A)
Saying 14
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.(B)
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