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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 1:5-9; Proverbs 1:23; Proverbs 2:1-6; Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 13:10; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 14:6-8; Proverbs 14:18; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 14:33; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 15:31-33; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 16:21; Proverbs 17:24; Proverbs 18:15; Proverbs 19:20; Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 20:18; Proverbs 21:11; Proverbs 22:17-21; Proverbs 23:19; Proverbs 23:22-23; Proverbs 24:13-14; Proverbs 28:5; Proverbs 29:15
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47 verses
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Proverbs 1:5
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let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-
Proverbs 1:6
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for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Proverbs 1:7
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools (F1) despise wisdom and discipline.
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Proverbs 1:8
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Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 1:9
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They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
Proverbs 1:23
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If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
Proverbs 2:1
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My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
Proverbs 2:2
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turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,
Proverbs 2:3
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and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,
Proverbs 2:4
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and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
Proverbs 2:5
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then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:6
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For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 11:2
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When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 12:15
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The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 13:1
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A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:10
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Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:20
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 14:6
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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Proverbs 14:7
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Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.
Proverbs 14:8
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The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
Proverbs 14:18
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The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
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A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.
Proverbs 14:33
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Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
Proverbs 15:14
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The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Proverbs 15:31
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He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
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He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Proverbs 15:33
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The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 16:16
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How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!
Proverbs 16:21
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The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction. (F30)
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Proverbs 17:24
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A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:15
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.
Proverbs 19:20
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Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
Proverbs 20:5
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The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Proverbs 20:18
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Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.
Proverbs 21:11
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When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
Proverbs 22:17
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Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
Proverbs 22:18
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for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22:19
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So that your trust may be in the LORD , I teach you today, even you.
Proverbs 22:20
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Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
Proverbs 22:21
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teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to him who sent you?
Proverbs 23:19
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Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path.
Proverbs 23:22
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Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:23
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Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.
Proverbs 24:13
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Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
Proverbs 24:14
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Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 28:5
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Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
Proverbs 29:15
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The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
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