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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 9:1-18

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Proverbs 9:1
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Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out(a) her seven pillars.
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Proverbs 9:2
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She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
Proverbs 9:3
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She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city:
Proverbs 9:4
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“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks judgment she says:
Proverbs 9:5
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“Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.
Proverbs 9:6
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Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Proverbs 9:7
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He who corrects a mocker will bring shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man will be tainted.
Proverbs 9:8
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Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:9
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Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 9:10
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:11
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For through wisdom(a) your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
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Proverbs 9:12
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If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Proverbs 9:13
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The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Proverbs 9:14
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She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
Proverbs 9:15
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calling to those who pass by, who make their paths straight:
Proverbs 9:16
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“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks judgment she says:
Proverbs 9:17
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“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Proverbs 9:18
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But they do not know that the dead(a) are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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