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Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7

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OT Text: ALE BHS MAS WLC RAH | NT Texts: NA26 WH PES

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Proverbs 2:1

My son, if you will ^(C1)receive my words And ^(C2)treasure my commandments within you,

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Proverbs 2:2

^(C1)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 ^(F1)raise your voice for understanding;

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Proverbs 2:4

If you seek her as ^(C1)silver And search for her as for ^(C2)hidden treasures;

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Proverbs 2:5

Then you will understand the ^(C1)fear of the LORD, And discover the knowledge of God.

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Proverbs 2:6

For ^(C1)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 ^(C1)shield to those who walk in integrity,

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Proverbs 2:8

Guarding the paths of justice, And He ^(C1)watches over the way of His godly ones.

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Proverbs 2:9

Then you will discern ^(C1)righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every ^(C2)good path.

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Proverbs 2:10

For ^(C1)wisdom will enter your heart, And ^(C2)knowledge will be delightful to your soul;

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Proverbs 2:11

Discretion will ^(C1)watch over you, Understanding will guard you,

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Proverbs 2:12

To ^(C1)rescue you from the way of evil, From a person who speaks ^(C2)perverse things;

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Proverbs 2:13

From those who ^(C1)leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ^(C2)ways of darkness;

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Proverbs 2:14

Who ^(C1)delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

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Proverbs 2:15

Whose paths are ^(C1)crooked, And who are devious in their ways;

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Proverbs 2:16

To ^(C1)rescue you from the strange woman, From the ^(C2)foreign woman who flatters with her words,

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Proverbs 2:17

Who leaves the ^(C1)companion of her youth And forgets the ^(C2)covenant of her God;

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Proverbs 2:18

For ^(C1)her house sinks down to death, And her tracks lead to the ^(F1)dead;

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Proverbs 2:19

None ^(C1)who go to her return, Nor do they reach the ^(C2)paths of life.

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Proverbs 2:20

So you will ^(C1)walk in the way of good people And keep to the ^(C2)paths of the righteous.

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Proverbs 2:21

For ^(C1)the upright will live in the land, And ^(C2)the blameless will remain in it;

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Proverbs 2:22

But ^(C1)the wicked will be eliminated from the land, And ^(C2)the treacherous will be ^(C3)torn away from it.

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Proverbs 3:1

My son, ^(C1)do not forget my ^(F1)teaching, But have your heart ^(C2)comply with my commandments;

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Proverbs 3:2

For ^(C1)length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.

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Proverbs 3:3

Do not let ^(C1)kindness and truth leave you; ^(C2)Bind them around your neck, ^(C3)Write them on the tablet of your heart.

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Proverbs 3:4

So you will ^(C1)find favor and a ^(C2)good ^(F1)reputation In the sight of God and man.

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Proverbs 3:5

^(C1)Trust in the LORD with all your heart And ^(C2)do not lean on your own understanding.

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Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways ^(C1)acknowledge Him, And He will ^(C2)make your paths straight.

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Proverbs 3:7

^(C1)Do not be wise in your own eyes; ^(C2)Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

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Proverbs 3:8

It will be ^(C1)healing to your ^(F1)body And ^(C2)refreshment to your bones.

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Proverbs 3:9

^(C1)Honor the LORD from your wealth, And from the ^(C2)first of all your produce;

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Proverbs 3:10

Then your ^(C1)barns will be filled with plenty, And your ^(C2)vats will overflow with new wine.

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Proverbs 3:11

^(C1)My son, do not reject the ^(F1)discipline of the LORD Or loathe His rebuke,

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Proverbs 3:12

For ^(C1)whom the LORD loves He disciplines, Just ^(C2)as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

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Proverbs 3:13

^(C1)Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding.

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Proverbs 3:14

For ^(F1)her ^(C1)profit is better than the profit of silver, And her produce better than gold.

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Proverbs 3:15

She is ^(C1)more precious than ^(F1)jewels, And nothing you desire compares with her.

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Proverbs 3:16

^(F1)^(C1)Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are ^(C2)riches and honor.

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Proverbs 3:17

Her ^(C1)ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are ^(C2)peace.

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Proverbs 3:18

She is a ^(C1)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 ^(C1)by wisdom, He ^(C2)established the heavens by understanding.

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Proverbs 3:20

By His knowledge the ^(C1)ocean depths were burst open, And the ^(C2)clouds drip with dew.

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Proverbs 3:21

My son, see that ^(C1)they do not escape from your sight; Comply with sound wisdom and discretion,

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Proverbs 3:22

And they will be ^(C1)life to your soul And ^(C2)adornment to your neck.

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Proverbs 3:23

Then you will ^(C1)walk in your way securely, And your foot will not ^(C2)stumble.

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Proverbs 3:24

When you ^(C1)lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

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Proverbs 3:25

^(C1)Do not be afraid of sudden danger, Nor of ^(C2)trouble from the wicked when it comes;

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Proverbs 3:26

For the LORD will be ^(F1)your confidence, And will ^(C1)keep your foot from being caught.

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Proverbs 3:27

^(C1)Do not withhold good from ^(F1)those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.

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Proverbs 3:28

^(C1)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

^(C1)Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.

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Proverbs 3:30

^(C1)Do not contend with a person for no reason, If he has done you no harm.

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Proverbs 3:31

^(C1)Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways.

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Proverbs 3:32

For the ^(C1)devious are an abomination to the LORD; But ^(F1)He is ^(C2)intimate with the upright.

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Proverbs 3:33

The ^(C1)curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He ^(C2)blesses the home of the righteous.

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Proverbs 3:34

Though ^(C1)He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet ^(C2)He gives grace to the needy.

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Proverbs 3:35

^(C1)The wise will inherit honor, But fools ^(F1)increase dishonor.

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Proverbs 4:1

Listen, my sons, to the ^(C1)instruction of a father, And ^(C2)pay attention so that you may ^(F1)gain understanding,

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Proverbs 4:2

For I give you good ^(C1)teaching; ^(C2)Do not abandon my ^(F1)instruction.

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Proverbs 4:3

When I was a son to my father, ^(C1)Tender and ^(C2)the only son in the sight of my mother,

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Proverbs 4:4

He ^(C1)taught me and said to me, "Let your heart ^(C2)take hold of my words; ^(C3)Keep my commandments and live;

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Proverbs 4:5

^(C1)Acquire wisdom! ^(C2)Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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Proverbs 4:6

-"Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; ^(C1)Love her, and she will watch over you.

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Proverbs 4:7

-"^(C1)The ^(F1)beginning of wisdom is: ^(C2)Acquire wisdom; And with all your possessions, acquire understanding.

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Proverbs 4:8

-"^(C1)Prize her, and she will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her.

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Proverbs 4:9

-"She will place ^(C1)on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty."

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Proverbs 4:10

Listen, my son, and ^(C1)accept my sayings, And the ^(C2)years of your life will be many.

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Proverbs 4:11

I have ^(C1)instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths.

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Proverbs 4:12

When you walk, your ^(C1)steps will not be hampered; And if you run, you ^(C2)will not stumble.

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Proverbs 4:13

^(C1)Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your ^(C2)life.

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Proverbs 4:14

^(C1)Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil people.

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Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.

Proverbs 4:16

For they ^(C1)cannot sleep unless they do evil; And ^(F1)they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

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Proverbs 4:17

For they ^(C1)eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

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Proverbs 4:18

But the ^(C1)path of the righteous is like the ^(C2)light of dawn That ^(C3)shines brighter and brighter until the ^(C4)full day.

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Proverbs 4:19

The ^(C1)way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they ^(F1)^(C2)stumble.

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Proverbs 4:20

My son, ^(C1)pay attention to my words; ^(C2)Incline your ear to my sayings.

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Proverbs 4:21

^(C1)They are not to escape from your sight; ^(C2)Keep them in the midst of your heart.

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Proverbs 4:22

For they are ^(C1)life to those who find them, And ^(C2)healing to all ^(F1)their body.

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Proverbs 4:23

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For ^(C1)from it flow the springs of life.

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Proverbs 4:24

Rid yourself of a ^(C1)deceitful mouth And ^(C2)keep devious ^(F1)speech far from you.

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Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your ^(F1)gaze be fixed straight in front of you.

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Proverbs 4:26

^(F1)^(C1)Watch the path of your feet, And all your ^(C2)ways will be established.

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Proverbs 4:27

^(C1)Do not turn to the right or to the left; ^(C2)Turn your foot from evil.

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