Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to advice.(A)
Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 8:34-35
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34 Happy is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.(A)
35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(B)
Proverbs 8:34-35
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Proverbs 2:1-9
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My child, if you accept my words
and treasure up my commandments within you,(A)
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding,
3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(C)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(D)
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(E)
8 guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones.(F)
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path,(G)
Proverbs 2:1-9
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
2 My son,(A) if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(B)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(E)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;(F)
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(G)
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield(H) to those whose walk is blameless,(I)
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.(J)
9 Then you will understand(K) what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
Proverbs 1:8
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Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching,(A)
Proverbs 1:8
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
Luke 16:19-23
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,(A) 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(B) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](C)
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Luke 16:19-23
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar(B) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(C) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
Psalm 37:37
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37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is posterity for the peaceable.(A)
Psalm 37:37
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Footnotes
- Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity
Numbers 23:10
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10 Who can count the dust of Jacob
or number the dust cloud[a] of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright,
and let my end be like his!”(A)
Footnotes
- 23.10 Or fourth part
Numbers 23:10
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Psalm 90:14
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14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.(A)
Psalm 90:14
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Psalm 90:12
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12 So teach us to count our days
that we may gain a wise heart.(A)
Psalm 90:12
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Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors did not know, to humble you and to test you and in the end to do you good.(A)
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Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 He gave you manna(A) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(B) to humble and test(C) you so that in the end it might go well with you.
Deuteronomy 32:29
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29 If they were wise, they would understand this;
they would discern what their end would be.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:29
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