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Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
Hebrews 2:1
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Hebrews 2:1
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Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give [a]the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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- Hebrews 2:1 all the more careful attention
Hebrews 2:1
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Hebrews 2:1
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Warning to Pay Attention
2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A)
Proverbs 1:8
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Proverbs 1:8
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Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
Proverbs 1:8
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Proverbs 1:8
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Psalm 34:11
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Psalm 34:11
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11 Come, you children, listen to me;
(A)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 34:11
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Psalm 34:11
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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 5:1
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Proverbs 5:1
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The Peril of Adultery
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
[a]Lend your ear to my understanding,
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- Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
Proverbs 5:1
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Proverbs 5:1
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Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 2:1-5
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
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 (B)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (C)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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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)
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
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1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
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11 as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and [a]charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, 12 (A)that you would walk worthy of God (B)who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:11 NU, M implored
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
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1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
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11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,(A) 12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy(B) of God, who calls(C) you into his kingdom and glory.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise (A)in your latter days.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 8:32-36
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Proverbs 8:32-36
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32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For (A)blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 (B)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (C)obtains favor from the Lord;
36 But he who sins against me (D)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 8:32-36
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Proverbs 8:32-36
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32 “Now then, my children, listen(A) to me;
blessed are(B) those who keep my ways.(C)
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen(D) to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35 For those who find me(E) find life(F)
and receive favor from the Lord.(G)
36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(H)
all who hate me love death.”(I)
Proverbs 7:4
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Proverbs 7:4
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4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
Proverbs 7:4
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Proverbs 7:4
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4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Beware of Adultery
20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
21 (B)Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 (C)When you roam, [a]they will lead you;
When you sleep, (D)they will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.
23 (E)For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
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- Proverbs 6:22 Lit. it
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Warning Against Adultery
20 My son,(A) keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(B)
21 Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.(C)
22 When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp,
this teaching is a light,(D)
and correction and instruction
are the way to life,(E)
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