Proverbs 1:5-9
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5 may the wise hear and increase learning,
and the one who understands gain direction,[a]
6 to understand a proverb and an expression,
words of wisdom and their riddles.
7 Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
wisdom and instruction, fools despise.
Lecture Against Gang Behavior
8 My child, may you keep[b] your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
9 for they are a garland of favor for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:5 Or “guidance”
- Proverbs 1:8 Or “obey,” or “hear”
Proverbs 1:23
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23 May you turn to my argument![a]
Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you;
I will make my words known to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Or “turn at my reproach”
Proverbs 2:1-6
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The Benefits of Wisdom
2 My child, if you will receive[a] my sayings,
and hide my commands with you,
2 in order to incline your ear toward wisdom,
then you shall apply your heart to understanding.
3 For if you cry out for understanding,[b]
if you lift[c] your voice for insight,
4 if you seek her like silver
and search her out like treasure,[d]
5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,
and the knowledge of God you will find.
6 For Yahweh will give wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:1 Or “take, seize”
- Proverbs 2:3 Or “call to understanding”
- Proverbs 2:3 Or “carry, give”
- Proverbs 2:4 Literally “like the treasures”
Proverbs 11:2
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2 Pride comes, then disgrace comes,
but wisdom is with the humble.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
but he who listens to advice is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
and wisdom is with those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:20
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20 Walk with the wise and be wise,
but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:6-8
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none,
but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.[a]
7 Leave the presence of a foolish man,[b]
for you will not come to know words of knowledge.[c]
8 The wisdom of the clever is understanding his ways,
but the folly of fools is deceit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 Literally “to one who understands it comes easy”
- Proverbs 14:7 Literally “from the presence belonging to a man of foolishness”
- Proverbs 14:7 Literally “lips of knowledge”
Proverbs 14:18
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18 The simple are adorned with folly,
but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but the hasty of spirit[a] exalts folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Or “breath”
Proverbs 14:33
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33 In the heart[a] of him who has understanding, wisdom rests,
but even in the midst of fools it becomes known.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:14
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14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge,
but the faces of fools, they[a] will feed on folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:14 Hebrew “he/it”
Proverbs 15:31-33
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31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,[a]
but he who hears admonition gains heart.[b]
33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise,
and before honor comes humility.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 15:32 Or “mind”
Proverbs 16:16
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16 Getting wisdom: how much[a] better than gold!
And getting understanding: it is chosen over[b] silver.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:16 Literally “what”
- Proverbs 16:16 Literally “from”
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart[a] is called perceptive,
but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Or “mind”
Proverbs 17:24
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24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:24 Or “land”
Proverbs 18:15
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15 An intelligent mind[a] will acquire knowledge,
and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:15 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Literally “after things”
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart[a] of a man,
and a man of understanding will draw it[b] out.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:5 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 20:5 Or “her”; referring to “purpose”
Proverbs 20:18
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18 A plan[a] will be established by advice,
and with guidance make war.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:18 Hebrew “plans”
Proverbs 21:11
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11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
Proverbs 22:17-21
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Words of the Wise
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise;
you shall apply your heart[a] to my teaching.
18 For it is pleasant if you guard them within you;[b]
together they will be ready upon your lips.
19 In order for your trust to be in Yahweh,
I have made them known to you today[c]—even[d] you.
20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings
with admonitions and knowledge?
21 In order to show you what is right—sayings of truth—
in order to return a true saying to him who sent you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:17 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 22:18 Literally “in your belly/womb”
- Proverbs 22:19 Literally “the day”
- Proverbs 22:19 Or “only”
Proverbs 23:19
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19 You, my child, hear and be wise,
and direct your heart[a] on the road.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:19 Or “mind”
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