Proverbs 22:17-21 Parallel Bible Translations

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17	Incline your ear, and hear words of the wise, \|\| And set your heart to my knowledge,	Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,	Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
18	For they are pleasant when you keep them in your heart, \|\| They are prepared together for your lips.	for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.	for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
19	That your trust may be in YHWH, \|\| I caused you to know today, even you.	That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today, even to you.	So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
20	Have I not written to you three times \|\| With counsels and knowledge?	Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge,	Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21	To cause you to know the certainty of sayings of truth, \|\| To return sayings of truth to those sending you.	to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?	teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?
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