Proverbs 23:22-23
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22 Listen to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(B)
Proverbs 23:22-23
Revised Standard Version
22 Hearken to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.(A)
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, you will find a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.(B)
Proverbs 24:13-14
Revised Standard Version
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 28:5
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5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(A)
Proverbs 28:5
Revised Standard Version
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
Proverbs 29:15
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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.(A)
Proverbs 29:15
Revised Standard Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
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