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Friday, April 19th, 2024
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 1:8-9; Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 4:1-13; Proverbs 4:20-22; Proverbs 5:1-2; Proverbs 6:20-23; Proverbs 7:1-3; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 19:16; Proverbs 23:22; Proverbs 28:4; Proverbs 28:7; Proverbs 29:18
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35 verses
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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 3:1
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My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
Proverbs 3:2
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for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
Proverbs 4:1
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Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
Proverbs 4:2
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I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
Proverbs 4:3
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When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
Proverbs 4:4
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he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
Proverbs 4:5
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Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.
Proverbs 4:6
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Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
Proverbs 4:7
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Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, (F8) get understanding.
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Proverbs 4:8
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Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
Proverbs 4:9
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She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
Proverbs 4:10
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Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:11
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I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
Proverbs 4:12
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When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:13
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Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
Proverbs 4:20
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My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
Proverbs 4:21
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Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
Proverbs 4:22
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for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
Proverbs 5:1
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My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,
Proverbs 5:2
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that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Proverbs 6:20
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My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 6:21
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Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
Proverbs 6:22
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When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
Proverbs 6:23
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For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
Proverbs 7:1
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My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
Proverbs 7:2
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Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Proverbs 7:3
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Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 10:17
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He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 19:16
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He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
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 28:4
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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
Proverbs 28:7
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He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 29:18
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Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.
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