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for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
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let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
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Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
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Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
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Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
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because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
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Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,
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She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
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for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
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To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
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bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
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“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
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Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
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For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.
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But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
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“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
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calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way,
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“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
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The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
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Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
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The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
