Proverbs 24:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

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KJV

King James Version

So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

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WEB

World English Bible

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 24

¹² If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

¹³ Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

¹⁴ Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

¹⁵ Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

¹⁶ For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

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