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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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9 Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them.
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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The Conclusion of the Matter
9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.(A)
1 Kings 4:32
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1 Kings 4:32
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32 He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.
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1 Kings 4:32
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1 Kings 4:32
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Proverbs 1:1
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Proverbs 1:1
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The Purpose of Proverbs
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
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Proverbs 1:1
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Proverbs 1:1
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Proverbs 25:1
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Proverbs 25:1
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More Proverbs of Solomon
25 These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.
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Proverbs 25:1
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Proverbs 25:1
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More Proverbs of Solomon
25 These are more proverbs(A) of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:(B)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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The Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child[a] brings joy to a father;
a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
1 Kings 10:8
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1 Kings 10:8
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8 How happy your people[a] must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!
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- 10:8 Greek and Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate read your wives.
1 Kings 10:8
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1 Kings 10:8
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8 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear(A) your wisdom!
1 Kings 8:12-21
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1 Kings 8:12-21
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Solomon Praises the Lord
12 Then Solomon prayed, “O Lord, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. 13 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever![a]”
14 Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: 15 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, 16 ‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”
17 Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, 19 but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’
20 “And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 And I have prepared a place there for the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
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- 8:13 Some Greek texts add the line Is this not written in the Book of Jashar?
1 Kings 8:12-21
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1 Kings 8:12-21
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12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;(A) 13 I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell(B) forever.”
14 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed(C) them. 15 Then he said:
“Praise be to the Lord,(D) the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said, 16 ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,(E) I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name(F) might be there, but I have chosen(G) David(H) to rule my people Israel.’
17 “My father David had it in his heart(I) to build a temple(J) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. 19 Nevertheless, you(K) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(L)
20 “The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded(M) David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built(N) the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
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