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A friend or a companion never meets one amiss, but a wife with her husband is better than both.
24
Brothers and help are for a time of trouble, but almsgiving rescues better than both.
25
Gold and silver make the foot stand sure, but good counsel is esteemed more than both.
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Riches and strength lift up the heart, but the fear of the Lord is better than both. There is no loss in the fear of the Lord, and with it there is no need to seek for help.
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The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessing, and covers a man better than any glory.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.