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Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, you simpletons,
will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:32
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Proverbs 1:32
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32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
Proverbs 1:32
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Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:32
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Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)
Proverbs 8:5
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Proverbs 8:5
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5 You simple people, use good judgment.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
Proverbs 8:5
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Proverbs 8:5
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart
Proverbs 8:5
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Proverbs 8:5
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- Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
Proverbs 9:13-18
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Proverbs 9:13-18
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Folly Calls for a Hearing
13 The woman named Folly is brash.
She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.
14 She sits in her doorway
on the heights overlooking the city.
15 She calls out to men going by
who are minding their own business.
16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.[a]
Footnotes
- 9:18 Hebrew in Sheol.
Proverbs 9:13-18
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Proverbs 9:13-18
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13 [a]A woman of foolishness is (A)boisterous,
She has a lack of understanding and (B)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by (C)the high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are going straight on their paths:
16 “(D)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [b]understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And (E)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the [c]dead are there,
That her guests are in the (F)depths of Sheol.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:13 Or A foolish woman
- Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart
- Proverbs 9:18 Lit departed spirits
Proverbs 9:13-18
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Proverbs 9:13-18
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13 Folly is an unruly woman;(A)
she is simple and knows nothing.(B)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,(C)
15 calling out(D) to those who pass by,
who go straight on their way,
16 “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(E) she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!(F)”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(G)
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise are glad to be instructed,
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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- Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:18
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Proverbs 10:18
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18 Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
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Proverbs 10:18
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18 One (A)who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
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Proverbs 10:18
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18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(A)
and spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:23
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Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wrong is fun for a fool,
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
Proverbs 10:23
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Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
Proverbs 10:23
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Proverbs 10:23
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23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(A)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
Proverbs 11:29
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
Proverbs 11:29
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:29
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)
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