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Proverbs 23:15
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Proverbs 23:15
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15 My child, if your heart is wise,
my heart also will be glad.
Proverbs 23:15
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Proverbs 23:15
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15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
Proverbs 23:24-25
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Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.(A)
25 Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24-25
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Proverbs 23:24-25
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2 John 4
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2 John 4
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Truth and Love
4 I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
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2 John 4
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2 John 4
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4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,(A) just as the Father commanded us.
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad,
but a companion of prostitutes destroys wealth.(A)
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 John 3-4
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3 John 3-4
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3 For I was overjoyed when some brothers and sisters arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, how you walk in the truth.(A) 4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.(B)
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3 John 3-4
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3 John 3-4
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3 It gave me great joy when some believers(A) came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.(B) 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children(C) are walking in the truth.(D)
Zephaniah 3:17
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Zephaniah 3:17
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17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(A)
Footnotes
- 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent
Zephaniah 3:17
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Zephaniah 3:17
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Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
Proverbs 2:1
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Proverbs 2:1
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My child, if you accept my words
and treasure up my commandments within you,(A)
Proverbs 2:1
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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 1:10
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Proverbs 1:10
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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.(A)
Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 1:10
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1 John 2:1
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1 John 2:1
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Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,(A)
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1 John 2:1
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1 John 2:1
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2 My dear children,(A) I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate(B) with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 For we now live, if you continue to stand firm in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm(A) in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you(B) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?(C)
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise child makes a glad father,
but the foolish despise their mothers.(A)
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise child makes a glad father,
but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.(A)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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