Proverbs 19:8
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8 To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)
Proverbs 16:20
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20 Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
and happy are those who trust in the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 8:35-36
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35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
36 but those who miss me injure themselves;
all who hate me love death.”(B)
Proverbs 3:18
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18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(A)
Proverbs 4:6
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6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love her, and she will guard you.(A)
John 14:21
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21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me, and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”(A)
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Proverbs 2:1-9
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My child, if you accept my words
and treasure up my commandments within you,(A)
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding,
3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(C)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(D)
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(E)
8 guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones.(F)
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path,(G)
1 Peter 3:10
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10 For
“Those who desire to love life
and to see good days,
let them keep their tongues from evil
and their lips from speaking deceit;
Proverbs 22:18
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18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should fools have a price in hand
to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
Proverbs 4:21
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21 Do not let them escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.(A)
Proverbs 4:4
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4 he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my commandments and live.(A)
Proverbs 3:21
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The True Security
21 My child, do not let these escape from your sight:
keep sound wisdom and prudence,
Psalm 19:11
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11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.(A)
John 12:25
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25 Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:26
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26 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.(A)
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