Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;

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Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;

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The Ways of Life and Death

14 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

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14 The wise woman builds her house,(A)
    but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

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For (A)we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are (B)God’s building.

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For we are co-workers in God’s service;(A) you are God’s field,(B) God’s building.(C)

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The Way of Wisdom

Wisdom has (A)built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

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Invitations of Wisdom and Folly

Wisdom has built(A) her house;
    she has set up[a] its seven pillars.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out

(A)rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding [a]in it with thanksgiving.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:7 NU omits in it

rooted(A) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(B) and overflowing with thankfulness.

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12 He (A)has made the earth by His power,
He has (B)established the world by His wisdom,
And (C)has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.

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12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.

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26 So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

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26 so that your name(A) will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established(B) in your sight.

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