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Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man;
    a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.

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Wise words are like deep waters;
    wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

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He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
    he who guards understanding loves to find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
    people who cherish understanding will prosper.

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

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A house is built by wisdom
    and becomes strong through good sense.

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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 too lofty for fools.
    Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.

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

14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
    If you find it, you will have a bright future,
    and your hopes will not be cut short.

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26 He who trusts in his own heart[a] is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.

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  1. Proverbs 28:26 Or “mind,” or “sense”

26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish,
    but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.

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24 There are four small things on the earth,
    and they are exceedingly wise:[a]
25 The ants are a people who are not strong,
    yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 the badgers are a people who are not mighty,
    yet they set their house on the rock;
27 there is no king for the locust,
    yet it marches in rank;
28 a lizard you can seize with hands,
    yet it is in palaces of kings.

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  1. Proverbs 30:24 Literally “wise ones from wise ones

24 There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:
25 Ants—they aren’t strong,
    but they store up food all summer.
26 Hyraxes[a]—they aren’t powerful,
    but they make their homes among the rocks.
27 Locusts—they have no king,
    but they march in formation.
28 Lizards—they are easy to catch,
    but they are found even in kings’ palaces.

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  1. 30:26 Or Coneys, or Rock badgers.