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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Advice to Children
3 My child, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in mind.
2 Then you will live a long time,
and your life will be successful.
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Happy is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gets understanding.
14 Wisdom is worth more than silver;
it brings more profit than gold.
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you could want is equal to it.
16 With her right hand wisdom offers you a long life,
and with her left hand she gives you riches and honor.
17 Wisdom will make your life pleasant
and will bring you peace.
18 As a tree produces fruit, wisdom gives life to those who use it,
and everyone who uses it will be happy.
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(D)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(F)
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(H)
Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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23 These commands are like a lamp;
this teaching is like a light.
And the correction that comes from them
will help you have life.
Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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35 Those who find me find life,
and the Lord will be pleased with them.
Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever accepts correction is on the way to life,
but whoever ignores correction will lead others away from life.
Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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19 Those who are truly good will live,
but those who chase after evil will die.
Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 A good person gives life to others;
the wise person teaches others how to live.
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 Doing what is right is the way to life,
but there is another way that leads to death.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
along that path is immortality.
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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4 As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life,
but dishonest words crush the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 16:15
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Proverbs 16:15
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15 A smiling king can give people life;
his kindness is like a spring shower.
Proverbs 16:15
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Proverbs 16:15
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Proverbs 16:22
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Understanding is like a fountain which gives life to those who use it,
but foolishness brings punishment to fools.
Proverbs 16:22
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(A)
but folly brings punishment to fools.
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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21 What you say can mean life or death.
Those who speak with care will be rewarded.
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 19:23
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Proverbs 19:23
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23 Those who respect the Lord will live
and be satisfied, unbothered by trouble.
Proverbs 19:23
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Proverbs 19:23
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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(A)
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