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Proverbs 23:24
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Proverbs 23:24
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24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
Proverbs 23:24
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Proverbs 23:24
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24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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.
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
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 23:15-16
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Proverbs 23:15-16
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15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.
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- Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys
Proverbs 23:15-16
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Proverbs 23:15-16
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15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.(A)
Philemon 20
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Philemon 20
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20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
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Philemon 20
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Philemon 20
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20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh(A) my heart in Christ.
Philemon 9
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Philemon 9
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9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ—
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Philemon 9
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Philemon 9
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9 yet I prefer to appeal to you(A) on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner(B) of Christ Jesus—
Ecclesiastes 2:19
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
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19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
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19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish?(A) Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.
1 Kings 2:9
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1 Kings 2:9
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9 Now therefore, (A)do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but (B)bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”
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1 Kings 2:9
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1 Kings 2:9
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9 But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom;(A) you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”
1 Kings 2:1-3
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1 Kings 2:1-3
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David’s Instructions to Solomon
2 Now (A)the days of David drew near that he should die, and he [a]charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 (B)“I go the way of all the earth; (C)be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. 3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may (D)prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;
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- 1 Kings 2:1 commanded
1 Kings 2:1-3
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1 Kings 2:1-3
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David’s Charge to Solomon(A)
2 When the time drew near for David to die,(B) he gave a charge to Solomon his son.
2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,”(C) he said. “So be strong,(D) act like a man, 3 and observe(E) what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper(F) in all you do and wherever you go
1 Kings 1:48
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1 Kings 1:48
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48 Also the king said thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has (A)given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see (B)it!’ ”
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1 Kings 1:48
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1 Kings 1:48
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48 and said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor(A) on my throne today.’”
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