Proverbs 1:5-9
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5 (A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (B)riddles.
7 (C)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Shun Evil Counsel
8 (D)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they will be a (E)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
Proverbs 1:23
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23 Turn at my rebuke;
Surely (A)I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Proverbs 2:1-6
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (B)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (C)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 (D)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride comes, then comes (A)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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Wisdom Loves Righteousness
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 13:20
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20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 14:6-8
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But (A)knowledge is easy to him who understands.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of (B)knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:18
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18 The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit. short of spirit
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But (A)what is in the heart of fools is made known.
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