16 And my [a]innermost being will rejoice
When your lips speak (A)what is right.

17 (B)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in [b]the (C)fear of the Lord [c]always.
18 Certainly there is a [d](D)future,
And your (E)hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:16 Lit kidneys
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Or reverence for
  3. Proverbs 23:17 Lit all the day
  4. Proverbs 23:18 Lit latter end

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