Job 33:33
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33 If not, listen to me;
be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”(A)
Psalm 34:11
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11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 5:1-2
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Warning against Impurity and Infidelity
5 My child, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,(A)
2 so that you may hold on to prudence,
and your lips may guard knowledge.
Proverbs 4:1-2
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Parental Advice
4 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain[a] insight,(A)
2 for I give you good precepts:
do not forsake my teaching.
Footnotes
- 4.1 Heb know
Psalm 49:3
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3 My mouth shall speak wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.(A)
Job 33:3
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3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.(A)
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