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Proverbs 1:2-3
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Proverbs 1:2-3
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2 To know wisdom and instruction,
To [a]perceive the words of understanding,
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:2 understand or discern
Proverbs 1:2-3
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Proverbs 1:2-3
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2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Proverbs 1:20
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Proverbs 1:20
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Proverbs 1:20
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Proverbs 1:20
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Wisdom’s Rebuke
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(A)
she raises her voice in the public square;
Proverbs 2:6-7
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Proverbs 2:6-7
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6 (A)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(B)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
Proverbs 2:6-7
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Proverbs 2:6-7
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Proverbs 2:10
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Proverbs 2:10
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10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
Proverbs 2:10
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Proverbs 2:10
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10 For wisdom will enter your heart,(A)
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
Proverbs 3:13
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Proverbs 3:13
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13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
Proverbs 3:13
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Proverbs 3:13
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13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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5 (A)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
(B)Love her, and she will keep you.
7 (C)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Proverbs 8:11-12
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Proverbs 8:11-12
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11 (A)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
Proverbs 8:11-12
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Proverbs 8:11-12
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12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.(C)
Proverbs 9:10
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Proverbs 9:10
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10 “The(A) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
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Proverbs 9:10
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