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Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
    haste makes mistakes.

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Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
    but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

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The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.

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And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B)

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20 There is more hope for a fool
    than for someone who speaks without thinking.

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20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)

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I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.

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For I can testify about them that they are zealous(A) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.

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This is because they have never known the Father or me.

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They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.(A)

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My people are being destroyed
    because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
    I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
    I will forget to bless your children.

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    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.

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16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[a]
    a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
    Whoever believes need never be shaken.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:16a Hebrew in Zion.
  2. 28:16b Greek version reads Look! I am placing a stone in the foundation of Jerusalem [literally Zion], / a precious cornerstone for its foundation, chosen for great honor. / Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced. Compare Rom 9:33; 1 Pet 2:6.

16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(A) a tested stone,(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(D)

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20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
    but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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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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The Conclusion of the Matter

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)

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Control your temper,
    for anger labels you a fool.

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Do not be quickly provoked(A) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.(B)

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22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
    but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)

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    don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

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    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go