The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge;(A)
fools despise wisdom and discipline.(B)

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)

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22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (B)scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools (C)hate knowledge?

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32 For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,(A)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
    and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;

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Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

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O (A)simple ones, learn (B)prudence;
    O (C)fools, learn sense.

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13 Folly is a rowdy woman;(A)
she is gullible and knows nothing.(B)
14 She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15 calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:(C)
16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!” (D)
18 But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,(E)
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.(F)

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The Way of Folly

13 (A)The woman Folly is (B)loud;
    she is seductive[a] and (C)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the door of her house;
    she takes a seat on (D)the highest places of the town,
15 calling to those who pass by,
    who are (E)going straight on their way,
16 (F)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,
17 (G)“Stolen water is sweet,
    and (H)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know (I)that the dead[b] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 9:13 Or full of simpleness
  2. Proverbs 9:18 Hebrew Rephaim

A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

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(A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.(A)

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18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
    and whoever utters slander is a fool.

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23 As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,(A)
so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

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23 Doing wrong is (A)like a joke to a fool,
    but (B)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

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29 The one who brings ruin on his household(A)
will inherit the wind,(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

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29 Whoever (A)troubles his own household will (B)inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

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15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

16 A fool’s displeasure is known at once,
but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.(B)

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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.
16 (B)The vexation of a fool is known at once,
    but the prudent ignores an insult.

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23 A shrewd person conceals knowledge,
but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.(A)

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23 (A)A prudent man conceals knowledge,
    (B)but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

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16 Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,
but a fool displays his stupidity.(A)

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16 (A)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
    (B)but a fool flaunts his folly.

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