Proverbs 2:11
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11 prudence will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you.
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)
Psalm 25:21
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21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.(A)
Ephesians 5:15
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15 Be careful, then, how you live,[a] not as unwise people but as wise,
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Ecclesiastes 10:10
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10 If the iron is blunt and one does not whet the edge,
then more strength must be exerted,
but wisdom helps one to succeed.
Proverbs 6:22-24
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22 When you walk, they[a] will lead you;
when you lie down, they[b] will watch over you;
and when you awake, they[c] will talk with you.(A)
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,(B)
24 to preserve you from the wife of another,[d]
from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.[e](C)
Ecclesiastes 9:15-18
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15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”(B)
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouting of a ruler among fools.(C)
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one bungler destroys much good.(D)
Psalm 119:9-11
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9 How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.(A)
10 With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your commandments.(B)
11 I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.(C)
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