Proverbs 1:20-33
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Listen to “Woman Wisdom”
20 Wisdom shouts in the street;
in the public square she raises her voice.
21 Above the noisy crowd, she calls out.
At the entrances of the city gates, she has her say:
22 “How long will you clueless people love your naïveté,
mockers hold their mocking dear,
and fools hate knowledge?
23 You should respond when I correct you.
Look, I’ll pour out my spirit on you.
I’ll reveal my words to you.
24 I invited you, but you rejected me;
I stretched out my hand to you,
but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored all my advice,
and you didn’t want me to correct you.
26 So I’ll laugh at your disaster;
I’ll make fun of you when dread comes over you,
27 when terror hits you like a hurricane,
and your disaster comes in like a tornado,
when distress and oppression overcome you.
28 Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will seek me, but won’t find me
29 because they hated knowledge
and didn’t choose the fear of the Lord.
30 They didn’t want my advice;
they rejected all my corrections.
31 They will eat from the fruit of their way,
and they’ll be full of their own schemes.
32 The immature will die because they turn away;
smugness will destroy fools.
33 Those who obey me will dwell securely,
untroubled by the dread of harm.”
Proverbs 5:1-2
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Avoid the mysterious woman
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom.
Bend your ear to what I know,
2 so you might remain discreet,
and your lips might guard knowledge.
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Danger of adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s command;
don’t abandon your mother’s instruction.
21 Bind them on your heart for all time;
fasten them around your neck.
22 When you walk around, they will lead you;
when you lie down, they will protect you;
when you awake, they will occupy your attention.
23 The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light;
corrective teaching is the path of life.
Proverbs 7:1-2
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Avoid loose women
7 My son, keep my words;
store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and live,
and my instruction like the pupil of your eye.
Proverbs 10:31
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31 The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
Proverbs 11:14
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14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
but there is victory with many counselors.
Proverbs 12:5
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5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the guidance of the wicked is deceptive.
Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous offer guidance to their neighbors,[a]
but the path of the wicked makes them wander.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:26 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word,
but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the hearts of fools have none.
Proverbs 15:22
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22 Plans fail with no counsel,
but with many counselors they succeed.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
so you might grow wise in the future.
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
those with understanding can draw it out.
Proverbs 20:18
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18 Plans are firmed up by advice;
wage wars with good guidance.
Proverbs 23:9
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9 Don’t speak in the ears of fools,
for they will scorn your insightful words.
Proverbs 27:9
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9 Oil and incense make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain
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