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ne.phesh H5315

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) means “soul” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נֶ֫פֶשׁ Hebrew · H5315 754 tagged occurrences in 683 verses

Pronunciation guide: neh'-fesh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5315G

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315H

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: life

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315I

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: myself

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315J

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: person

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315K

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: animal

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315L

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: appetite

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315M

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: dead

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315N

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: neck

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H5314 (נָפַשׁ); properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

KJV glosses: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.

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How translators render H5315

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
my soul 62
my life 28
his life 24
your life 22
i 19
his soul 17
person 13
soul 13
you 13
your soul 13
o my soul 12
himself 11
life 11
yourselves 11
their lives 10
of my soul 9
the life 9
me 8
the soul 8
someone 6
the people 6
creature 5
the souls 5
your lives 5
yourself 5
a life 4
a person 4
herself 4
lives 4
myself 4
of his soul 4
one 4
she 4
the lives 4
themselves 4
to the soul 4
and as you yourself 3
and you 3
as surely as you 3
body 3
creatures 3
for me 3
he 3
in all 3
let me 3
of soul 3
ourselves 3
people 3
their souls 3
them 3
to your soul 3
vvv 3
against that person 2
and 2
and as you 2
and his soul 2
and my soul 2
and soul 2
and the lives 2
as himself 2
by himself 2
death 2
for his life 2
for my soul 2
for the life 2
his 2
his appetite 2
may my life 2
my heart 2
my life as well 2
only themselves 2
our soul 2
souls 2
they 2
those 2
to my soul 2
to the will 2
us 2
we 2
who risked their lives 2
your heart 2
a great appetite 1
a slave 1
alive 1
along with my soul 1
and anyone 1
and as your soul 1
and creatures 1
and he 1
and i 1
and mind 1
and people 1
and the one 1
and the people 1
and the souls 1
and their souls 1
and we 1
and yet my life 1
and your heart 1
and your soul 1
another 1
anyone 1
appetite 1
as he pleased 1
as my life 1
as their lives 1
at heart 1
at the cost of their own lives 1
at the expense of his life 1
at the risk of our lives 1
at the risk of their lives 1
because of a dead body 1
because you 1
because you are 1
being 1
both soul 1
breath 1
but if anyone 1
but the desire 1
but the person 1
but the soul 1
but they 1
by a corpse 1
by a dead body 1
by contact with a corpse 1
dead 1
desire 1
do you 1
for a dead person 1
for life 1
for my life 1
for myself 1
for our lives 1
for the dead 1
for the lives 1
for the soul 1
for your life 1
for your lives 1
for your souls 1
for yourselves 1
from my mortal 1
from vows 1
from whom 1
has delivered me 1
has my soul 1
has shown herself 1
have i 1
he leaves the hungry 1
he will forfeit his life 1
her last breath 1
her soul 1
his breath 1
his heart 1
his neck 1
his own life 1
his own soul 1
if a person 1
if he 1
in my 1
in my soul 1
in soul 1
in the boys life 1
in whom my soul 1
inwardly 1
is my soul 1
its own 1
its throat 1
just what we wanted 1
like the lives 1
may i 1
mind 1
minds 1
mine as well 1
my 1
my desire 1
my neck 1
my own 1
my own life 1
my soul defenseless 1
number 1
of desire 1
of her 1
of his heart 1
of living 1
of me 1
of our souls 1
of people 1
of persons 1
of the dead body 1
of your soul 1
or broken the spirit 1
our 1
our appetite 1
our lives 1
our throats 1
people were taken away 1
persons 1
put herself 1
slaves 1
so that i 1
so that your soul 1
taking ones livelihood 1
that he 1
that i 1
the breath 1
the descendants 1
the man 1
the members 1
the one 1
the person 1
their appetites 1
their courage 1
their hearts 1
their life 1
their own lives 1
their perfume 1
their soul 1
theirs 1
then my life 1
then my soul 1
then the life 1
then you 1
they craved 1
thing 1
to go wherever they wanted 1
to him 1
to him who 1
to his hearts 1
to his soul 1
to kill you 1
to me 1
to take my life 1
to the desire 1
to them 1
until he 1
up my soul 1
upon them 1
what he 1
wherever she wishes 1
who takes the life 1
whoever 1
whose life 1
will be for themselves 1
will cost him his life 1
with a heart 1
with its lifeblood 1
with living 1
with one 1
you are willing 1
you commanders wish to make me king 1
you pulled me 1
you turned away 1
your 1
your lifeblood is shed 1
your own life 1
your souls 1
zeal 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
my soul 79
his soul 26
soul 20
thy soul 20
the soul 18
o my soul 13
my life 12
thy life 11
his life 9
his own soul 9
all the souls 8
and his soul 8
creature 8
for my soul 8
her soul 8
life 8
of my soul 8
souls 8
the souls 8
and with all thy soul 7
our soul 7
persons 7
the life 7
and the soul 6
person 6
after my soul 5
for the life 5
of his soul 5
their life 5
their lives 5
their soul 5
your souls 5
and all the souls 4
and my soul 4
and with all their soul 4
any person 4
body 4
but the soul 4
for his life 4
for your souls 4
himself 4
unto thy soul 4
whatsoever thy soul 4
and that soul 3
and the lives 3
and with all your soul 3
even that soul 3
him whom my soul 3
if a soul 3
not my soul 3
that soul 3
their souls 3
to the soul 3
against that soul 2
and if a soul 2
and the life 2
and the souls 2
and their soul 2
and with all his soul 2
and your soul 2
any 2
but thy life 2
by himself 2
by the dead 2
by the dead body 2
for life 2
for the dead 2
for the soul 2
for their life 2
he 2
heart 2
herself 2
him as his own soul 2
in my soul 2
let me die 2
not thy life 2
of heart 2
of the souls 2
or if a soul 2
our lives 2
shall not my soul 2
that my soul 2
that thy soul 2
the persons 2
their own souls 2
to my soul 2
to thy soul 2
unto my soul 2
yourselves 2
a beast 1
a desire 1
according to all that thy soul 1
after my life 1
against any person 1
against his own life 1
against mine own life 1
against my soul 1
against our souls 1
against the soul 1
against thee from whom thy mind 1
against their own souls 1
against your souls 1
all the persons 1
among us lest angry 1
and all the persons 1
and because their soul 1
and behold as thy life 1
and every person 1
and every soul 1
and his life 1
and in all your souls 1
and in my mind 1
and in your soul 1
and it came to pass as her soul 1
and let not thy soul 1
and let your soul 1
and my life 1
and now my soul 1
and of every creature 1
and of men 1
and our soul 1
and shall not my soul 1
and slayeth 1
and that person 1
and that which your soul 1
and the persons 1
and the tablets 1
and upon the persons 1
and whatsoever soul 1
and when any 1
and will let the souls 1
and with my whole soul 1
and ye shall not make your souls 1
and yet the appetite 1
are mine as the soul 1
as the life 1
as thine own soul 1
as thy soul 1
at her pleasure 1
at his pleasure 1
at their pleasure 1
at thine own pleasure 1
be for his life 1
beast 1
because my soul 1
because thy soul 1
behold all souls 1
behold his soul 1
behold my soul 1
both soul 1
but now our soul 1
but themselves 1
by a dead body 1
by hearty 1
by reason of a dead body 1
desire 1
discontented 1
even the same soul 1
even the soul 1
even the souls 1
every thing 1
for beast 1
for fish 1
for he shall have his life 1
for her soul 1
for him to the soul 1
for himself 1
for his own life 1
for his soul 1
for my life 1
for our soul 1
for our souls 1
for their lives 1
for their lust 1
for their soul 1
for themselves 1
for thy life 1
for whatsoever soul 1
for whatsoever thy soul 1
from her like as my mind 1
from whom thy mind 1
greedy 1
hath thy soul 1
he should make his soul 1
hearts 1
her our life 1
him 1
him because the soul 1
him for the life 1
him mortally 1
him unto the will 1
himself that soul 1
his breath 1
his desire 1
his heart 1
his own 1
i beseech thee my life 1
i pray thee let me live 1
i pray thee let my life 1
in heart 1
in himself 1
in his heart 1
in jeopardy of their lives 1
in my souls 1
in the lads life 1
in their minds 1
in your hearts 1
into their soul 1
is mine the soul 1
it my soul 1
it utterly and all the souls 1
lest my soul 1
let my life 1
let my soul 1
let us not kill 1
lives 1
me not over unto the will 1
me now for my soul 1
me o thou whom my soul 1
me the persons 1
mind 1
minds 1
mine heart 1
moreover the soul 1
my deadly 1
my lust 1
my mind 1
myself 1
no soul 1
nor the life 1
not the soul 1
not their soul 1
not with thyself 1
not with us seeing that his life 1
not yourselves 1
nothing but the soul 1
nothing for his soul 1
of all the persons 1
of her soul 1
of his hearts 1
of his life 1
of his mind 1
of mind 1
of our lives 1
of soul 1
of the desire 1
of the ghost 1
of their soul 1
of thy person 1
of thy soul 1
of your lives 1
of your persons 1
one 1
or for whatsoever thy soul 1
or if your soul 1
over all that thine heart 1
shall go for his life 1
so also the soul 1
so let my life 1
so that my soul 1
so would we have it 1
that every man 1
that hath 1
that have put their lives in jeopardy 1
that his soul 1
that the soul 1
the dead 1
the ghost 1
the heart 1
the same soul 1
thee my soul 1
thee unto the will 1
their heart 1
their minds 1
them and all the souls 1
them and their soul 1
themselves 1
then my mind 1
then shall thy life 1
then thy soul 1
therefore doth my soul 1
therefore let my life 1
therefore thy life 1
therefore unto yourselves 1
therein that soul 1
thereof and all the souls 1
they 1
thine heart 1
thine own life 1
thing 1
to appetite 1
to him whom man 1
to his own soul 1
to his soul 1
to slay 1
to yourselves 1
toward him for the life 1
truly my soul 1
unto him 1
unto me for my soul 1
unto the soul 1
unto thee and my soul 1
unto thee and thy soul 1
unto thee my soul 1
unto their soul 1
unto yourselves 1
upon him even that soul 1
upon him that soul 1
upon me because my life 1
us this soul 1
whatsoever soul 1
when my soul 1
when their soul 1
wherefore should he slay 1
whereunto they desire 1
which every man 1
which yet my soul 1
whither she will 1
with me for thy sake and my soul 1
with my soul 1
with the life 1
with the lives 1
with the soul 1
with them and her mind 1
ye him whom my soul 1
ye to my soul 1
yea his soul 1
you and my soul 1
your lives 1
your mind 1
your minds 1
your soul 1

Verses containing H5315

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  1. Psalms 131:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

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  2. Psalms 138:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

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  3. Psalms 139:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

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  4. Psalms 141:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

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  5. Psalms 142:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

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    Source alternate reference: 142.5

  6. Psalms 142:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

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    Source alternate reference: 142.8

  7. Psalms 143:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

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  8. Psalms 143:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

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  9. Psalms 143:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

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  10. Psalms 143:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

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  11. Psalms 143:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

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  12. Psalms 146:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

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  13. Proverbs 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

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  14. Proverbs 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

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  15. Proverbs 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

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  16. Proverbs 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

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  17. Proverbs 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

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  18. Proverbs 6:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

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  19. Proverbs 6:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

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  20. Proverbs 6:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

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  21. Proverbs 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.

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  22. Proverbs 8:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”

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  23. Proverbs 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

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  24. Proverbs 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

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  25. Proverbs 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

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  26. Proverbs 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

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  27. Proverbs 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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  28. Proverbs 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

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  29. Proverbs 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

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  30. Proverbs 13:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

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  31. Proverbs 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

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  32. Proverbs 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

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  33. Proverbs 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

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  34. Proverbs 14:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

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  35. Proverbs 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

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  36. Proverbs 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.

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  37. Proverbs 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

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  38. Proverbs 16:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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  39. Proverbs 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

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  40. Proverbs 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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  41. Proverbs 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

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  42. Proverbs 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

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  43. Proverbs 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

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  44. Proverbs 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.

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  45. Proverbs 19:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

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  46. Proverbs 20:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

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  47. Proverbs 21:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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  48. Proverbs 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

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  49. Proverbs 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

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  50. Proverbs 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

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