11 When (A)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
    when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
    (D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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When Ananias heard these words, he (A)fell down and breathed his last. And (B)great fear came upon all who heard of it.

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15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.

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Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (A)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will (B)increase in learning.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction

13 And at that hour there was (A)a great earthquake, and (B)a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and (C)gave glory to (D)the God of heaven.

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28 (A)Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy (B)on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one (C)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned (D)the blood of the covenant (E)by which he was sanctified, and has (F)outraged the Spirit of grace?

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Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since (A)the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and (B)every transgression or disobedience received a just (C)retribution, (D)how shall we escape if we (E)neglect such a great salvation? It was (F)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (G)attested to us (H)by those who heard,

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Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as (A)they did. (B)Do not be idolaters (C)as some of them were; as it is written, (D)“The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” (E)We must not indulge in sexual immorality (F)as some of them did, and (G)twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ[a] to the test, (H)as some of them did and (I)were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, (J)as some of them did and (K)were destroyed by (L)the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but (M)they were written down for our instruction, (N)on whom the end of the ages has come.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts the Lord

11 And (A)great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.

Many Signs and Wonders Done

12 Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people (B)by the hands of the apostles. And they were all (C)together in (D)Solomon's Portico. 13 None of the rest dared join them, but (E)the people held them in high esteem. 14 And (F)more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

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14 (A)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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Let the wise hear and (A)increase in learning,
    and the one who understands obtain guidance,

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(A)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
They are brought to ruin, with their own (B)tongues turned against them;
    all who (C)see them will (D)wag their heads.
Then all mankind (E)fears;
    they (F)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

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21 (A)Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. (B)So you shall purge the evil from your midst, (C)and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

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11 And (A)all Israel shall hear and fear and never again do any such wickedness as this among you.

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34 And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”

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