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Proverbs 2:1

My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,

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Proverbs 2:2

Make your ear attentive to wisdom; Incline your heart to understanding.

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Proverbs 2:3

For if you cry out for insight, And raise your voice for understanding;

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Proverbs 2:4

If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;

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Proverbs 2:5

Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And discover the knowledge of God.

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Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

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Proverbs 2:7

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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Proverbs 2:8

Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones.

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Proverbs 2:9

Then you will discern righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every good path.

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Proverbs 2:10

For wisdom will enter your heart, And knowledge will be delightful to your soul;

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Proverbs 2:11

Discretion will watch over you, Understanding will guard you,

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Proverbs 2:12

To rescue you from the way of evil, From a person who speaks perverse things;

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Proverbs 2:13

From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;

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Proverbs 2:14

Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

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Proverbs 2:15

Whose paths are crooked, And who are devious in their ways;

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Proverbs 2:16

To rescue you from the strange woman, From the foreign woman who flatters with her words,

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Proverbs 2:17

Who leaves the companion of her youth And forgets the covenant of her God;

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Proverbs 2:18

For her house sinks down to death, And her tracks lead to the dead;

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Proverbs 2:19

None who go to her return, Nor do they reach the paths of life.

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Proverbs 2:20

So you will walk in the way of good people And keep to the paths of the righteous.

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Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will live in the land, And the blameless will remain in it;

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Proverbs 2:22

But the wicked will be eliminated from the land, And the treacherous will be torn away from it.

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Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching, But have your heart comply with my commandments;

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Proverbs 3:2

For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.

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Proverbs 3:3

Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

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Proverbs 3:4

So you will find favor and a good reputation In the sight of God and man.

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Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

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Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

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Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

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Proverbs 3:8

It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

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Proverbs 3:9

Honor the LORD from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;

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Proverbs 3:10

Then your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

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Proverbs 3:11

My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His rebuke,

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Proverbs 3:12

For whom the LORD loves He disciplines, Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

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Proverbs 3:13

Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding.

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Proverbs 3:14

For her profit is better than the profit of silver, And her produce better than gold.

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Proverbs 3:15

She is more precious than jewels, And nothing you desire compares with her.

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Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

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Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are peace.

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Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are those who hold on to her.

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Proverbs 3:19

The LORD founded the earth by wisdom, He established the heavens by understanding.

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Proverbs 3:20

By His knowledge the ocean depths were burst open, And the clouds drip with dew.

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Proverbs 3:21

My son, see that they do not escape from your sight; Comply with sound wisdom and discretion,

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Proverbs 3:22

And they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.

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Proverbs 3:23

Then you will walk in your way securely, And your foot will not stumble.

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Proverbs 3:24

When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

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Proverbs 3:25

Do not be afraid of sudden danger, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;

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Proverbs 3:26

For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.

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Proverbs 3:27

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.

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Proverbs 3:28

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it to you," When you have it with you.

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Proverbs 3:29

Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.

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Proverbs 3:30

Do not contend with a person for no reason, If he has done you no harm.

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Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways.

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Proverbs 3:32

For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.

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Proverbs 3:33

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the righteous.

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Proverbs 3:34

Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the needy.

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Proverbs 3:35

The wise will inherit honor, But fools increase dishonor.

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