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I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’
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Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’
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But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?
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Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens
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for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
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“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?
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The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
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My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
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Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
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Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
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to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
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for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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Wisdom’s Rebuke
Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
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turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—
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For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
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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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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
