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11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;
    I have led you in the paths of uprightness.(A)

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11 I instruct(A) you in the way of wisdom
    and lead you along straight paths.(B)

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Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.(A)
Lead me in your truth and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all day long.(B)

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Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.(A)
Guide me in your truth(B) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,(C)
    and my hope is in you(D) all day long.

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Epilogue

Besides being wise, the Teacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs.(A)

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The Conclusion of the Matter

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.(A)

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They are all straight to one who understands
    and right to those who find knowledge.(A)

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To the discerning all of them are right;
    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.

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Hear, for I will speak noble things,
    and from my lips will come what is right,(A)

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Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
    I open my lips to speak what is right.

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    he restores my soul.[a]
He leads me in right paths[b]
    for his name’s sake.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.3 Or life
  2. 23.3 Or paths of righteousness

    he refreshes my soul.(A)
He guides me(B) along the right paths(C)
    for his name’s sake.(D)

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23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.(A) 24 Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart, for consider what great things he has done for you.(B)

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23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray(A) for you. And I will teach(B) you the way that is good and right. 24 But be sure to fear(C) the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart;(D) consider(E) what great(F) things he has done for you.

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he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
    keep my commandments and live.(A)

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Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold(A) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.(B)

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“See, just as the Lord my God has charged me, I now teach you statutes and ordinances for you to observe in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.

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See, I have taught(A) you decrees and laws(B) as the Lord my God commanded(C) me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering(D) to take possession of it.

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10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?(A)

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10 “You are a child of the devil(A) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(B)

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    along the paths of justice,

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(A)
    along the paths of justice,

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