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Proverbs 1:20-33
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Proverbs 1:20-33
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Wisdom’s Rebuke
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(A)
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple(B) love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate(C) knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse(D) to listen when I call(E)
and no one pays attention(F) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(G) when disaster(H) strikes you;
I will mock(I) when calamity overtakes you(J)—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster(K) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(L)
they will look for me but will not find me,(M)
29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.(N)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,(O)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(P)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(Q)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(R)
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(S)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
Proverbs 1:20-33
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Proverbs 1:20-33
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Wisdom’s Plea
20 Wisdom calls out in the street;
she makes her voice heard in the public squares.(A)
21 She cries out above[a] the commotion;
she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:
22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(B) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(C)
23 If you respond to my warning,[b](D)
then I will pour out my spirit on you(E)
and teach you my words.
24 Since I called out and you refused,(F)
extended my hand and no one paid attention,(G)
25 since you neglected all my counsel(H)
and did not accept my correction,
26 I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.(I)
I will mock when terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
28 Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.(J)
29 Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,(K)
30 were not interested in my counsel,
and rejected all my correction,(L)
31 they will eat the fruit of their way(M)
and be glutted with their own schemes.(N)
32 For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,(O)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 But whoever listens to me will live securely
and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.”(P)
Proverbs 1:20-33
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Proverbs 1:20-33
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20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 5:1-2
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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Avoid Seduction
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen closely[a] to my understanding(A)
2 so that you may maintain discretion
and your lips safeguard knowledge.(B)
Footnotes
- 5:1 Lit wisdom; stretch out your ear
Proverbs 5:1-2
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Proverbs 5:1-2
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5 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Warning Against Adultery
20 My son,(A) keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(B)
21 Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.(C)
22 When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp,
this teaching is a light,(D)
and correction and instruction
are the way to life,(E)
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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Warning against Adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.(A)
21 Always bind them to your heart;
tie them around your neck.(B)
22 When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.
23 For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,(C)
and corrective discipline is the way to life.(D)
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Proverbs 6:20-23
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20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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Proverbs 7:1-2
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Proverbs 7:1-2
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Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
Proverbs 7:1-2
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Proverbs 7:1-2
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7 My son, obey my words,
and treasure my commands.(A)
2 Keep my commands and live,(B)
and guard my instructions
as you would the pupil of your eye.(C)
Proverbs 7:1-2
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Proverbs 7:1-2
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7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
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Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 11:14
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14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.(A)
Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 11:14
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14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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Proverbs 12:5
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor,[a]
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.(A)
Footnotes
- 12:26 Or person guides his neighbor
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)
Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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