Proverbs 1:5-9
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5 let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
and the discerning acquire skill,(A)
6 to understand a proverb and a figure,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(B)
Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching,(C)
9 for they are a fair garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.(D)
Proverbs 1:5-9
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5 a wise man will listen and increase his learning,(A)
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—
6 for understanding a proverb or a parable,[a]
the words of the wise, and their riddles.(B)
Avoid the Path of the Violent
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,(E)
9 for they will be a garland(F) of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.(G)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:6 Or an enigma
Proverbs 1:23
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23 Give heed to my reproof;
I will pour out my thoughts to you;
I will make my words known to you.(A)
Proverbs 1:23
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23 If you respond to my warning,[a](A)
then I will pour out my spirit on you(B)
and teach you my words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Lit back to my reprimand
Proverbs 2:1-6
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My child, if you accept my words
and treasure up my commandments within you,(A)
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding,
3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(C)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(D)
Proverbs 2:1-6
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Wisdom’s Worth
2 My son, if you accept my words(A)
and store up my commands within you,
2 listening closely[a] to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;
3 furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:2 Lit you, stretching out your ear
Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but wisdom is with the humble.(A)
Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.(A)
Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to advice.(A)
Proverbs 12:15
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15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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Footnotes
- 13.1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,(A)
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:20
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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:6-8
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not find words of knowledge.
8 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
but the folly of fools misleads.(A)
Proverbs 14:6-8
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6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
7 Stay away from a foolish man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)
8 The sensible man’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Proverbs 14:18
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Footnotes
- 14.18 Or inherit
Proverbs 14:18
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18 The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)
Proverbs 14:29
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29 A patient person shows great understanding,(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)
Footnotes
- 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not
Proverbs 14:33
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 LXX reads unknown
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