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By wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established.

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(A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;

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Wisdom is too high for fools;
    at the gate he will not open his mouth.

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Wisdom is (A)too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth (B)at the gate.

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13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
    and the dripping of the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
14 Thus know wisdom for the sake of your soul,[a]
    if you find it, then there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:14 Or “life,” or “inner self”

13 My son, eat (A)honey, for it is good;
Yes, the (B)honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
14 Know that (C)wisdom is the same for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a [a](D)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

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  1. Proverbs 24:14 Lit latter end