Proverbs 2:10-11
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For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11
Discretion will watch over you,
Understanding and discernment will guard you,
Proverbs 2:20
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So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 4:14-19
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Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not go the way of evil men.
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Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
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For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.
17
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
18
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.(A)
19
The way of the wicked is like [deep] darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.(B)
Proverbs 13:20
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He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise,
But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.(A)
Proverbs 16:28
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A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.(A)
Proverbs 17:12
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Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.(A)
Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24
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The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:4
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Wealth makes many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.(A)
Proverbs 19:6-7
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Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man,
And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
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All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
Proverbs 20:19
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He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].(A)
Proverbs 22:24-25
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Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts;
Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man,
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Or you will learn his [undisciplined] ways
And get yourself trapped [in a situation from which it is hard to escape].
Proverbs 23:17-21
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Do not let your heart envy sinners [who live godless lives and have no hope of salvation],
But [continue to] live in the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord day by day.
18
Surely there is a future [and a reward],
And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.
19
Listen, my son, and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way [of the Lord].
20
Do not associate with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat,(A)
21
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Proverbs 24:1-2
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Precepts and Warnings
24 Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
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For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
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