Proverbs 1:4
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4 to teach shrewdness to the simple,
knowledge and prudence to the young—(A)
Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 8:12
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12 I, wisdom, live with prudence,
and I attain knowledge and discretion.(A)
Titus 2:6
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6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.(A)
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Proverbs 9:4-6
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4 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
To those without sense she says,(A)
5 “Come, eat of my bread
and drink of the wine I have mixed.(B)
6 Lay aside immaturity and live,
and walk in the way of insight.”(C)
Proverbs 8:32
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32 “And now, my children, listen to me:
happy are those who keep my ways.(A)
Proverbs 8:17
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17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.(A)
Isaiah 35:8
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8 A highway shall be there,[a]
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,[b]
but it shall be for God’s people;[c]
no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.(A)
Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1
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9 Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.(A)
10 Banish anxiety from your mind, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.(B)
12 Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
Proverbs 7:7-24
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7 and I saw among the simple ones,
I observed among the youths,
a young man without sense,(A)
8 passing along the street near her corner,
taking the road to her house(B)
9 in the twilight, in the evening,
at the time of night and darkness.(C)
10 Then a woman comes toward him
decked out like a prostitute, with hidden intent.
11 She is loud and wayward;
her feet do not stay at home;(D)
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
and at every corner she lies in wait.(E)
13 She seizes him and kisses him,
and with impudent face she says to him:
14 “I had to offer sacrifices,
and today I have paid my vows;(F)
15 so now I have come out to meet you,
to seek you eagerly, and I have found you!
16 I have decked my couch with coverings,
colored spreads of Egyptian linen;(G)
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,
aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For my husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took a bag of money with him;
he will not come home until full moon.”
21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.(H)
22 Right away he follows her
and goes like an ox to the slaughter
or bounds like a stag toward the trap[a]
23 until an arrow pierces its entrails.
He is like a bird rushing into a snare,
not knowing that it will cost him his life.(I)
24 And now, my children, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.(J)
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Proverbs 3:21
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21 My child, do not let these escape from your sight:
keep sound wisdom and prudence,
Proverbs 2:10-11
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10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 prudence will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you.
Proverbs 1:22-23
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22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?(A)
23 Give heed to my reproof;
I will pour out my thoughts to you;
I will make my words known to you.(B)
Psalm 119:130
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130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.(A)
Psalm 119:9
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9 How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.(A)
Psalm 34:11
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11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(A)
Psalm 19:7
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;(A)
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