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 6:20
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Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 6:20
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20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 5:1-2
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5 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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Proverbs 30:17
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Proverbs 30:17
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17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
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Proverbs 4:1-4
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
4 Listen, my sons,(A) to a father’s instruction;(B)
pay attention and gain understanding.(C)
2 I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3 For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me,
“Take hold(D) of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.(E)
Proverbs 4:1-4
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4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
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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 31:1
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Sayings of King Lemuel
31 The sayings(A) of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
Proverbs 31:1
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31 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
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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 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 1:15
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Proverbs 1:15
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15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
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Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 1:10
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10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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2 Timothy 1:5
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5 I am reminded of your sincere faith,(A) which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice(B) and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
2 Timothy 1:5
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5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
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1 Samuel 2:25
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25 If one person sins against another, God[a] may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will(A) intercede(B) for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges
1 Samuel 2:25
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25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
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