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Proverbs 10:21
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Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
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Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Hosea 4:6
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Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me;
and since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.(A)
Hosea 4:6
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Hosea 4:6
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6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.(A)
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law(B) of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
Proverbs 17:16
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Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should fools have a price in hand
to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
Proverbs 17:16
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Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(A)
Matthew 13:19
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Matthew 13:19
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19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path.(A)
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Matthew 13:19
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Matthew 13:19
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19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom(A) and does not understand it, the evil one(B) comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
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Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
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Epilogue
9 Besides being wise, the Teacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs.(A) 10 The Teacher sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.(B)
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Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
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Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
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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) 10 The Teacher(B) searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.(C)
Proverbs 1:29
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Proverbs 1:29
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29 Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
Proverbs 1:29
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Proverbs 1:29
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29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.(A)
Job 4:3-4
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Job 4:3-4
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3 See, you have instructed many;
you have strengthened the weak hands.(A)
4 Your words have supported those who were stumbling,
and you have made firm the feeble knees.(B)
Job 4:3-4
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Job 4:3-4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 5:23
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Proverbs 5:23
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23 They die for lack of discipline,
and because of their great folly they are lost.(A)
Proverbs 5:23
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Proverbs 5:23
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Proverbs 5:12
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Proverbs 5:12
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12 and you say, “Oh, how I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!(A)
Proverbs 5:12
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Proverbs 5:12
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12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!(A)
Proverbs 1:31
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Proverbs 1:31
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31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way
and be sated with their own devices.(A)
Proverbs 1:31
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Proverbs 1:31
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31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(A)
Job 29:21-22
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Job 29:21-22
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21 “They listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.(A)
22 After I spoke they did not speak again,
and my word dropped upon them like dew.[a](B)
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- 29.22 Heb lacks like dew
Job 29:21-22
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Job 29:21-22
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Job 23:12
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Job 23:12
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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](A)
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- 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread
Job 23:12
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Job 23:12
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