Proverbs 1:5-9
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5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(B)
the sayings and riddles(C) of the wise.[a](D)
7 The fear of the Lord(E) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[b] despise wisdom(F) and instruction.(G)
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
- 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 1:23
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23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
Proverbs 2:1-6
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
2 My son,(A) if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(B)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(E)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;(F)
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(G)
Proverbs 11:2
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 14:6-8
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6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
7 Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
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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Proverbs 14:33
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 15:14
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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Proverbs 15:31-33
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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
Proverbs 17:24
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24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(A) wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:15
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15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 20:5
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5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
but one who has insight draws them out.
Proverbs 20:18
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18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 22:17-21
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Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
17 Pay attention(A) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;(B)
apply your heart to what I teach,(C)
18 for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
19 So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21 teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,(D)
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
Proverbs 23:19
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Saying 16
19 Listen, my son,(A) and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
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