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| | Pro 1:1 | The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
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| | Pro 1:2 | To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;
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| | Pro 1:3 | To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness, justice, and equity;
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| | Pro 1:4 | To give prudence to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the young man:
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| | Pro 1:5 | That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; That the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
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| | Pro 1:6 | To understand a proverb, and parables, The words and riddles of the wise.
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| | Pro 1:7 | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
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| | Pro 1:8 | My son, listen to your father's instruction, And don't forsake your mother's teaching:
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| | Pro 1:9 | For they will be a garland to grace your head, And chains around your neck.
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| | Pro 1:10 | My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.
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| | Pro 1:11 | If they say, "Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; Let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
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| | Pro 1:12 | Let's swallow them up alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down into the pit.
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| | Pro 1:13 | We'll find all valuable wealth. We'll fill our houses with spoil.
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| | Pro 1:14 | You shall cast your lot among us. We'll all have one purse."
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| | Pro 1:15 | My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,
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| | Pro 1:16 | For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
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| | Pro 1:17 | For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
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| | Pro 1:18 | But these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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| | Pro 1:19 | So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
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| | Pro 1:20 | Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
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| | Pro 1:21 | She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
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| | Pro 1:22 | "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?
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| | Pro 1:23 | Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
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| | Pro 1:24 | Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
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| | Pro 1:25 | But you have ignored all my counsel, And wanted none of my reproof;
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| | Pro 1:26 | I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;
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| | Pro 1:27 | When calamity overtakes you like a storm, When your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come on you.
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| | Pro 1:28 | Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
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| | Pro 1:29 | Because they hated knowledge, And didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.
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| | Pro 1:30 | They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
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| | Pro 1:31 | Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes.
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| | Pro 1:32 | For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
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| | Pro 1:33 | But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, And will be at ease, without fear of harm."
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