Shun Evil Counsel

(A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;

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Beware of Adultery

20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.

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17 (A)The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.

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The Peril of Adultery

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
[a]Lend your ear to my understanding,
That you may [b]preserve discretion,
And your lips (A)may keep knowledge.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
  2. Proverbs 5:2 appreciate good judgment

The Value of Wisdom

My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,

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Security in Wisdom

Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
When I was my father’s son,
(B)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
(C)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
(D)Keep my commands, and live.

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(A)‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and (B)keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

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when I call to remembrance (A)the [a]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (B)your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical

The Words of King Lemuel’s Mother

31 The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:

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The Wiles of a Harlot

My son, keep my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you.

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Guidance for the Young

My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;

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15 My son, (A)do not walk in the way with them,
(B)Keep your foot from their path;

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