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Proverbs
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My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.
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Proverbs
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Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
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Proverbs
2
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Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
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Proverbs
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Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.
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Proverbs
2
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Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.
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Proverbs
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For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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Proverbs
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He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
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Proverbs
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He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
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Proverbs
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Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.
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Proverbs
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For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
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Proverbs
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Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.
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Proverbs
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Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.
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Proverbs
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These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.
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Proverbs
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They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
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Proverbs
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Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.
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Proverbs
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Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
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Proverbs
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She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.
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Proverbs
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Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.
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Proverbs
2
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The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.
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Proverbs
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Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
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Proverbs
2
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For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.
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Proverbs
2
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But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.