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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 2-3
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Proverbs 2:1
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My son,(a) if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
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Proverbs 2:2
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turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding(b)—
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Proverbs 2:3
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indeed, if you call out for insight(c) and cry aloud for understanding,
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Proverbs 2:4
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and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,(d)
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Proverbs 2:5
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then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.(e)
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Proverbs 2:6
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For the Lord gives wisdom;(f) from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(g)
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Proverbs 2:7
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He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield(h) to those whose walk is blameless,(i)
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Proverbs 2:8
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for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.(j)
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Proverbs 2:9
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Then you will understand(k) what is right and just and fair—every good path.
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Proverbs 2:10
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For wisdom will enter your heart,(l) and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
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Proverbs 2:11
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Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.(m)
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Proverbs 2:12
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Wisdom will save(n) you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
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Proverbs 2:13
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who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways,(o)
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Proverbs 2:14
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who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,(p)
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Proverbs 2:15
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whose paths are crooked(q) and who are devious in their ways.(r)
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Proverbs 2:16
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Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,(s) from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
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Proverbs 2:17
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who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.[a](t)
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Proverbs 2:18
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Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.(u)
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Proverbs 2:19
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None who go to her return or attain the paths of life.(v)
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Proverbs 2:20
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Thus you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:21
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For the upright will live in the land,(w) and the blameless will remain in it;
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Proverbs 2:22
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but the wicked(x) will be cut off from the land,(y) and the unfaithful will be torn from it.(z)
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Proverbs 3:1
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My son,(a) do not forget my teaching,(b) but keep my commands in your heart,
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Proverbs 3:2
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for they will prolong your life many years(c) and bring you peace and prosperity.(d)
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Proverbs 3:3
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Let love and faithfulness(e) never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.(f)
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Proverbs 3:4
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Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.(g)
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Proverbs 3:5
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Trust in the Lord (h) with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
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Proverbs 3:6
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in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths(i) straight.[a](j)
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Proverbs 3:7
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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(k) fear the Lord (l) and shun evil.(m)
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Proverbs 3:8
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This will bring health to your body(n) and nourishment to your bones.(o)
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Proverbs 3:9
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Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits(p) of all your crops;
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Proverbs 3:10
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then your barns will be filled(q) to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.(r)
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Proverbs 3:11
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My son,(s) do not despise the Lord 's discipline,(t) and do not resent his rebuke,
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Proverbs 3:12
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because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(u) as a father the son he delights in.[b](v)
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Proverbs 3:13
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Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,
Proverbs 3:14
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for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.(w)
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Proverbs 3:15
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She is more precious than rubies;(x) nothing you desire can compare with her.(y)
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Proverbs 3:16
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Long life is in her right hand;(z) in her left hand are riches and honor.(aa)
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Proverbs 3:17
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Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.(ab)
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Proverbs 3:18
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She is a tree of life(ac) to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.(ad)
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Proverbs 3:19
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By wisdom(ae) the Lord laid the earth's foundations,(af) by understanding he set the heavens(ag) in place;
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Proverbs 3:20
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by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
Proverbs 3:21
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My son,(ah) do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,(ai) preserve sound judgment and discretion;
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Proverbs 3:22
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they will be life for you,(aj) an ornament to grace your neck.(ak)
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Proverbs 3:23
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Then you will go on your way in safety,(al) and your foot will not stumble.(am)
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Proverbs 3:24
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When you lie down,(an) you will not be afraid;(ao) when you lie down, your sleep(ap) will be sweet.
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Proverbs 3:25
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Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Proverbs 3:26
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for the Lord will be at your side(aq) and will keep your foot(ar) from being snared.(as)
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Proverbs 3:27
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
Proverbs 3:28
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Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I'll give it to you"— when you already have it with you.(at)
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Proverbs 3:29
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Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.(au)
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Proverbs 3:30
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Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:31
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Do not envy(av) the violent or choose any of their ways.
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Proverbs 3:32
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For the Lord detests the perverse(aw) but takes the upright into his confidence.(ax)
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Proverbs 3:33
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The Lord 's curse(ay) is on the house of the wicked,(az) but he blesses the home of the righteous.(ba)
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Proverbs 3:34
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He mocks(bb) proud mockers(bc) but shows favor to the humble(bd) and oppressed.
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Proverbs 3:35
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The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
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