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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 22:1
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A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold.(a)
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Proverbs 22:2
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The rich and the poor have this in common:[a] the Lord made them both.[b](b)
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Proverbs 22:3
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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(c)
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Proverbs 22:4
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The result of humility is fear of the Lord , along with wealth, honor, and life.(d)
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Proverbs 22:5
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There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;(e) the one who guards himself stays far from them.
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Proverbs 22:6
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Teach a youth about the way he should go;(f) even when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Proverbs 22:7
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The rich rule over the poor,(g) and the borrower is a slave to the lender.(h)
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Proverbs 22:8
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The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,(i) and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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Proverbs 22:9
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A generous person[c] will be blessed,(j) for he shares his food with the poor.(k)
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Proverbs 22:10
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Drive out a mocker,(l) and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease.(m)
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Proverbs 22:11
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The one who loves a pure heart and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(n)
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Proverbs 22:12
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The Lord 's eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
Proverbs 22:13
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The slacker says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!"(o)
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Proverbs 22:14
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The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.(p)
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Proverbs 22:15
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Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth; the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.(q)
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Proverbs 22:16
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Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(r)
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Proverbs 22:17
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Listen closely,[d] pay attention to the words of the wise,(s) and apply your mind to my knowledge.
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Proverbs 22:18
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For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if[e] they are constantly on your lips.
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Proverbs 22:19
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I have instructed you today—even you— so that your confidence may be in the Lord .
Proverbs 22:20
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Haven't I written for you thirty sayings[f] about counsel and knowledge,
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Proverbs 22:21
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in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report[g](t) to those who sent you?(u)
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Proverbs 22:22
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Don't rob a poor man because he is poor, and don't crush the oppressed(v) at the gate,(w)
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Proverbs 22:23
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for the Lord will take up their case(x) and will plunder those who plunder them.
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Proverbs 22:24
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Don't make friends with an angry man,[h] and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered man,(y)
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Proverbs 22:25
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or you will learn his ways(z) and entangle yourself in a snare.
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Proverbs 22:26
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Don't be one of those who enter agreements,[i] who put up security for loans.(aa)
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Proverbs 22:27
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If you have no money to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.(ab)
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Proverbs 22:28
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Don't move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up.(ac)
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Proverbs 22:29
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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.(ad)
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