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Proverbs 1:8
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Proverbs 1:8
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 1:8
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Proverbs 1:8
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8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Proverbs 1:8
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Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
Proverbs 1:9
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Proverbs 1:9
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9 They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.(A)
Proverbs 1:9
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Proverbs 1:9
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9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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9 For they will be a (A)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-4
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Proverbs 3:1-4
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:1-4
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Proverbs 3:1-4
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3 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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Proverbs 3:1-4
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Proverbs 3:1-4
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
2 For length of days and long life
And (B)peace they will add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
(C)Bind them around your neck,
(D)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 (E)And so find favor and [a]high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good understanding
Proverbs 4:10
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Proverbs 4:10
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Proverbs 4:10
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Proverbs 4:10
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10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
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Proverbs 4:10
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10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
(A)And the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Warning Against Adultery
20 My son,(A) keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(B)
21 Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.(C)
22 When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp,
this teaching is a light,(D)
and correction and instruction
are the way to life,(E)
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Beware of Adultery
20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
21 (B)Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 (C)When you roam, [a]they will lead you;
When you sleep, (D)they will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.
23 (E)For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit. it
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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- Proverbs 10:8 Lit. the foolish of lips
- Proverbs 10:8 be thrust down or ruined
Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)
Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
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The House of the Righteous Shall Stand
12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame will come to him who [a]disdains correction,
But (A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
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- Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores
Proverbs 30:17
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Proverbs 30:17
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Proverbs 30:17
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Proverbs 30:17
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17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
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Proverbs 30:17
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Proverbs 30:17
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17 (A)The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.
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