The Beginning of Knowledge
Proverbs 1:1 - 33
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The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
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To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
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Wisdom of Proverbs
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The Value of Wisdom
Proverbs 2:1 - 22
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My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
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making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Proverbs 3:1 - 35
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My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,
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for length of days and years of life
and peace they will add to you.
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A Father's Wise Instruction
Proverbs 4:1 - 27
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Hear, O sons, a father's instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
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for I give you good precepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
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Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 5:1 - 23
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My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,
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that you may keep discretion,
and your lips may guard knowledge.
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Practical Warnings
Proverbs 6:1 - 35
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My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
have given your pledge for a stranger,
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if you are snared in the words of your mouth,
caught in the words of your mouth,
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Warning Against the Adulteress
Proverbs 7:1 - 27
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My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
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keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
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The Blessings of Wisdom
Proverbs 8:1 - 36
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Does not wisdom call?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
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On the heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
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The Way of Wisdom & Folly
Proverbs 9:1 - 18
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Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her seven pillars.
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She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
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The Proverbs of Solomon
Proverbs 10:1 - 32
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The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
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Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
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