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Proverbs 1:5
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 A wise person will hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
Proverbs 1:5
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 Let the wise hear and (A)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
Proverbs 1:5
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
and let the discerning get guidance—
Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 10:13
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13 On (A)the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But (B)a rod is for the back of him who has no [a]sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart
Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 10:13
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13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (A)a rod is for the back of him who (B)lacks sense.
Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 14:33
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Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.
Proverbs 14:33
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Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom (A)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools
Proverbs 14:33
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Proverbs 14:33
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- Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 15:14
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Proverbs 15:14
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14 The (A)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:14
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Proverbs 15:14
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14 (A)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 15:14
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Proverbs 15:14
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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Proverbs 15:24
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Proverbs 15:24
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- Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld
Proverbs 15:24
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Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward (A)for the prudent,
that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 15:24
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Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
- Proverbs 16:21 Or learning
Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech (A)increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
Proverbs 18:15
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Proverbs 18:15
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- Proverbs 18:15 Lit heart
Proverbs 18:15
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Proverbs 18:15
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15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
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Proverbs 18:15
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15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern
Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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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.
Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 28:2
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Proverbs 28:2
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2 Due to a [a]wrongdoing of [b]a land its leaders are (A)many,
But (B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
- Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land
Proverbs 28:2
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Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a land transgresses, (A)it has many rulers,
but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
its stability will long continue.
Proverbs 28:2
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Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
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