(A)Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he (B)instructs sinners in the way.

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(A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask God, (C)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

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17 that (A)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (B)may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 (C)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is (D)the hope to which he has called you, what are (E)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

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I will (A)instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will (B)counsel you with my eye upon you.

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15 (A)to declare that the Lord is upright;
    he is my (B)rock, and there is (C)no unrighteousness in him.

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44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me (A)draws him. And (B)I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, (C)‘And they will all be (D)taught by God.’ (E)Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—

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29 Take my yoke upon you, and (A)learn from me, for I am (B)gentle and lowly in heart, and (C)you will find rest for your souls. 30 For (D)my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

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13 Go and learn (A)what this means: (B)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (C)I came not to call the righteous, (D)but sinners.”

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The path of the righteous is level;
    (A)you make level the way of the righteous.

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(A)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    (B)To him who lacks sense she says,
“Come, (C)eat of my bread
    and (D)drink of (E)the wine I have mixed.
Leave (F)your simple ways,[a] and (G)live,
    (H)and walk in the way of insight.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:6 Or Leave the company of the simple

The Value of Wisdom

(A)My son, (B)if you receive my words
    and treasure up my commandments with you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom
    and inclining your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for insight
    and raise your voice (C)for understanding,
if you seek it like (D)silver
    and search for it as for (E)hidden treasures,
then (F)you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
For (G)the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

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The Call of Wisdom

20 (A)Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
    in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
    at (B)the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O (C)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (D)scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools (E)hate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof,[a]
behold, I will (F)pour out my spirit to you;
    I will make my words known to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?

68 (A)You are good and do good;
    (B)teach me your statutes.

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For God, who said, (A)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (B)has shone in our hearts to give (C)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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13 If you then, (A)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father (B)give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

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    and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
    and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:2 Or teaching

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