Proverbs 1:8
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 1:8
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8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Proverbs 1:8
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Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
Proverbs 2:1
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
2 My son,(A) if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
Proverbs 2:1
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2 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
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Proverbs 2:1
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
Proverbs 3:1
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:1
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3 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
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Proverbs 3:1
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
Proverbs 4:1
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
Proverbs 4:1
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4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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Proverbs 4:1
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Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
Proverbs 5:1
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Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 5:1
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5 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
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Proverbs 5:1
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The Peril of Adultery
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
[a]Lend your ear to my understanding,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
Proverbs 6:1
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Warnings Against Folly
Proverbs 6:1
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6 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
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Proverbs 6:1
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Dangerous Promises
6 My son, (A)if you become [a]surety for your friend,
If you have [b]shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 guaranty or collateral
- Proverbs 6:1 Lit. struck
Proverbs 7:1
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Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
7 My son,(A) keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
Proverbs 7:1
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7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
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Proverbs 7:1
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The Wiles of a Harlot
7 My son, keep my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 22:17
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Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Proverbs 22:17
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17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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Proverbs 22:17
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Sayings of the Wise
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
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