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Proverbs 22:17
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Proverbs 22:17
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Sayings of the Wise
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
Proverbs 22:17
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Proverbs 22:17
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Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Proverbs 23:12
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Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
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Proverbs 23:12
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Saying 12
12 Apply your heart to instruction(A)
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 3:1
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Proverbs 3:1
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
Proverbs 3:1
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Proverbs 3:1
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Psalm 90:12
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Psalm 90:12
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12 (A)So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
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Psalm 90:12
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Ecclesiastes 7:25
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Ecclesiastes 7:25
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25 (A)I applied my heart to know,
To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things,
To know the wickedness of folly,
Even of foolishness and madness.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
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Ecclesiastes 7:25
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Proverbs 2:2-5
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Proverbs 2:2-5
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2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (A)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (B)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:2-5
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Proverbs 2:2-5
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2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(A)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(B)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(C)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(D)
Proverbs 1:3
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Proverbs 1:3
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3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
Proverbs 1:3
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Proverbs 1:3
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3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
Matthew 17:5
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Matthew 17:5
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5 (A)While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (B)“This is My beloved Son, (C)in whom I am well pleased. (D)Hear Him!”
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Matthew 17:5
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Matthew 17:5
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5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.(A) Listen to him!”(B)
Ecclesiastes 8:9
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Ecclesiastes 8:9
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9 All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.
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Ecclesiastes 8:9
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Ecclesiastes 8:9
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9 All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own[a] hurt.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Or to their
Proverbs 8:33-34
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Proverbs 8:33-34
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33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 (A)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 8:33-34
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Proverbs 8:33-34
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33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen(A) to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
Proverbs 5:1-2
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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The Peril of Adultery
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
[a]Lend your ear to my understanding,
2 That you may [b]preserve discretion,
And your lips (A)may keep knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
- Proverbs 5:2 appreciate good judgment
Proverbs 5:1-2
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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Warning Against Adultery
Isaiah 55:3
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Isaiah 55:3
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3 Incline your ear, and (A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (C)sure mercies of David.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
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Ecclesiastes 8:16
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16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night,
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Ecclesiastes 8:16
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Ecclesiastes 8:16
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16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom(A) and to observe the labor that is done on earth(B)—people getting no sleep day or night—
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