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Proverbs 13:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 13:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
but those who respect a command will be rewarded.(A)
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
so that one may avoid the snares of death.(B)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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