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Proverbs 1:8-12
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Proverbs 1:8-12
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 1:8-12
King James Version
Proverbs 1:8-12
King James Version
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
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Proverbs 1:8-12
New King James Version
Proverbs 1:8-12
New King James Version
Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they will be a (B)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
(C)Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us (D)lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like [a]Sheol,
And whole, (E)like those who go down to the Pit;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
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