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Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 1
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Proverbs 1:1
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The proverbs of Solomon(a) son of David, king of Israel:
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Proverbs 1:2
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For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings;
Proverbs 1:3
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for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity;(b)
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Proverbs 1:4
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for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,[a](c) knowledge and discretion(d) to a young man—
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Proverbs 1:5
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a wise man will listen and increase his learning,(e) and a discerning man will obtain guidance—
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Proverbs 1:6
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for understanding a proverb or a parable,[b] the words of the wise, and their riddles.(f)
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Proverbs 1:7
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;(g) fools despise wisdom and discipline.(h)
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Proverbs 1:8
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Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching,(i)
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Proverbs 1:9
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for they will be a garland(j) of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck.(k)
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Proverbs 1:10
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My son, if sinners entice you,(l) don't be persuaded.(m)
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Proverbs 1:11
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If they say—"Come with us! Let's set an ambush(n) and kill someone.[c] Let's attack some innocent person(o) just for fun![d]
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Proverbs 1:12
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Let's swallow them alive,(p) like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit.(q)
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Proverbs 1:13
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We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder.(r)
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Proverbs 1:14
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Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"[e]—
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Proverbs 1:15
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my son, don't travel that road with them(s) or set foot on their path,(t)
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Proverbs 1:16
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because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder.[f](u)
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Proverbs 1:17
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It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it,
Proverbs 1:18
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but they set an ambush to kill themselves;[g] they attack their own lives.
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Proverbs 1:19
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Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;(v) it takes the lives of those who receive it.[h]
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Proverbs 1:20
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Wisdom calls out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.(w)
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Proverbs 1:21
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She cries out above[i] the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:
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Proverbs 1:22
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"How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers(x) enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?(y)
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Proverbs 1:23
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If you respond to my warning,[j](z) then I will pour out my spirit on you(aa) and teach you my words.
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Proverbs 1:24
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Since I called out and you refused,(ab) extended my hand and no one paid attention,(ac)
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Proverbs 1:25
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since you neglected all my counsel(ad) and did not accept my correction,
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Proverbs 1:26
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I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.(ae) I will mock when terror strikes you,
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Proverbs 1:27
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when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you.
Proverbs 1:28
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Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will search for me, but won't find me.(af)
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Proverbs 1:29
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Because they hated knowledge, didn't choose to fear the Lord ,(ag)
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Proverbs 1:30
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were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction,(ah)
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Proverbs 1:31
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they will eat the fruit of their way(ai) and be glutted with their own schemes.(aj)
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Proverbs 1:32
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For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,(ak) and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
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Proverbs 1:33
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But whoever listens to me will live securely and be free from the fear of danger."(al)
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