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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(D)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(F)
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(H)
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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The True Wealth
13 Happy are those who find wisdom
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)
Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 6:23
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23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,(A)
Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.
Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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Proverbs 11:19
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19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
but whoever pursues evil will die.
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
along that path is immortality.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the path of righteousness there is life;
in walking its path there is no death.(A)
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 16:15
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Proverbs 16:15
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Proverbs 16:15
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Proverbs 16:15
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15 In the light of a king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.(A)
Proverbs 16:22
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(A)
but folly brings punishment to fools.
Proverbs 16:22
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it,
but folly is the punishment of fools.(A)
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.(A)
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