(A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,

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  1. Proverbs 1:5 acquire

let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

32 For the [a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 waywardness

32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.

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15 The way of fools seems right to them,(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.(B)

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