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Proverbs 1:8-9
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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The Enticement of Sinners
8 (A)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And (B)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
9 For they are a (C)graceful wreath for your head
And (D)necklaces for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they will be a (B)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 4:1-4
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Proverbs 4:1-4
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A Father’s Instruction
4 Listen, my sons, to the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)pay attention so that you may [a]gain understanding,
2 For I give you good (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [b]instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
4 He (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)take hold of my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
- Proverbs 4:2 Or law
Proverbs 4:1-4
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Proverbs 4:1-4
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Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2 For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3 When I was my father’s son,
(B)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 (C)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
(D)Keep my commands, and live.
Proverbs 4:1-4
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Proverbs 4:1-4
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
4 Listen, my sons,(A) to a father’s instruction;(B)
pay attention and gain understanding.(C)
2 I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3 For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me,
“Take hold(D) of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.(E)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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 He who troubles his own house (A)will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be (B)servant to the wise of heart.
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)
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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6 (A)Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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6 Children’s children(A) are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs 17:21
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who (A)fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)
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