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Proverbs 23:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 23:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 Also my innermost being will rejoice
when your lips utter what is right.
17 Do not allow your heart to envy sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord;[a]
18 there truly is a future for you,
and your hope will not be cut short.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:17 Fear of the Lord: see note on Prov 1:7. Future . . . hope: see Prov 24:14; Pss 9:19; 37:37; 73:24; Jer 29:11.