Proverbs 4:5-7

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⁵do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
    Get wisdom; get insight.^[a]
⁶Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
    love her, and she will guard you.
⁷The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
    and whatever you get, get insight.

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Proverbs 4:5 Reversing the order of the lines

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