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Friday, June 14th, 2024
the Week of Proper 5 / Ordinary 10
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 5:3-23; Proverbs 6:20-35; Proverbs 7:4-27; Proverbs 22:14; Proverbs 23:26-28; Proverbs 30:20-23; Proverbs 31:3

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Proverbs 5:3
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For the lips of an [a](e)adulteress (f)drip honey And (g)smoother than oil is her [b]speech;
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Proverbs 5:4
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But in the end she is (h)bitter as wormwood, (i)Sharp as a two-edged sword.
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Proverbs 5:5
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Her feet (j)go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.
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Proverbs 5:6
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[c]She does not ponder the (k)path of life; Her ways are (l)unstable, she (m)does not know it.
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Proverbs 5:7
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(n)Now then, my sons, listen to me And (o)do not depart from the words of my mouth.
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Proverbs 5:8
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(p)Keep your way far from her And do not go near the (q)door of her house,
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Proverbs 5:9
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Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;
Proverbs 5:10
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And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
Proverbs 5:11
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And you groan at your [d]final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
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Proverbs 5:12
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And you say, "How I have (r)hated instruction! And my heart (s)spurned reproof!
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Proverbs 5:13
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"I have not listened to the voice of my (t)teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
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Proverbs 5:14
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"I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."
Proverbs 5:15
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Drink water from your own cistern And [e]fresh water from your own well.
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Proverbs 5:16
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Should your (u)springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
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Proverbs 5:17
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Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.
Proverbs 5:18
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Let your (v)fountain be blessed, And (w)rejoice in the (x)wife of your youth.
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Proverbs 5:19
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As a loving (y)hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be [f]exhilarated always with her love.
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Proverbs 5:20
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For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an [g](z)adulteress And embrace the bosom of a (aa)foreigner?
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Proverbs 5:21
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For the (ab)ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord , And He (ac)watches all his paths.
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Proverbs 5:22
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His (ad)own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
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Proverbs 5:23
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He will (ae)die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
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Proverbs 6:20
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(z)My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the [k]teaching of your mother;
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Proverbs 6:21
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(aa)Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.
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Proverbs 6:22
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When you (ab)walk about, [l]they will guide you; When you sleep, [m]they will watch over you; And when you awake, [n]they will talk to you.
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Proverbs 6:23
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For (ac)the commandment is a lamp and the [o]teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
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Proverbs 6:24
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To (ad)keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the [p]adulteress.
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Proverbs 6:25
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(ae)Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her (af)eyelids.
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Proverbs 6:26
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For (ag)on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And [q]an adulteress (ah)hunts for the precious life.
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Proverbs 6:27
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Can a man [r]take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?
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Proverbs 6:28
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Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?
Proverbs 6:29
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So is the one who (ai)goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her (aj)will not [s]go unpunished.
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Proverbs 6:30
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[t]Men do not despise a thief if he steals To (ak)satisfy [u]himself when he is hungry;
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Proverbs 6:31
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But when he is found, he must (al)repay sevenfold; He must give all the [v]substance of his house.
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Proverbs 6:32
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The one who commits adultery with a woman is (am)lacking [w]sense; He who would (an)destroy [x]himself does it.
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Proverbs 6:33
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Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.
Proverbs 6:34
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For (ao)jealousy [y]enrages a man, And he will not spare in the (ap)day of vengeance.
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Proverbs 6:35
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He will not [z]accept any ransom, Nor will he be [aa]satisfied though you give many [ab]gifts.
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Proverbs 7:4
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Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;
Proverbs 7:5
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That they may keep you from an [c]adulteress, From the foreigner who [d]flatters with her words.
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Proverbs 7:6
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For (f)at the window of my house I looked out (g)through my lattice,
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Proverbs 7:7
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And I saw among the [e](h)naive, And discerned among the [f]youths A young man (i)lacking [g]sense,
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Proverbs 7:8
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Passing through the street near (j)her corner; And he [h]takes the way to (k)her house,
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Proverbs 7:9
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In the (l)twilight, in the [i]evening, In the [j]middle of the night and in the darkness.
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Proverbs 7:10
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And behold, a woman comes to meet him, (m)Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
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Proverbs 7:11
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She is (n)boisterous and rebellious, Her (o)feet do not remain at home;
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Proverbs 7:12
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She is now in the streets, now (p)in the squares, And (q)lurks by every corner.
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Proverbs 7:13
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So she seizes him and kisses him [k]And with a (r)brazen face she says to him:
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Proverbs 7:14
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"[l]I was due to offer (s)peace offerings; Today I have (t)paid my vows.
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Proverbs 7:15
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"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
Proverbs 7:16
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"I have spread my couch with (u)coverings, With colored (v)linens of Egypt.
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Proverbs 7:17
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"I have sprinkled my bed With (w)myrrh, aloes and (x)cinnamon.
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Proverbs 7:18
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"Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
Proverbs 7:19
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"For [m]my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;
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Proverbs 7:20
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He has taken a (y)bag of money [n]with him, At the full moon he will come home."
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Proverbs 7:21
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With her many persuasions she entices him; With her [o](z)flattering lips she seduces him.
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Proverbs 7:22
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Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as [p]one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
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Proverbs 7:23
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Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a (aa)bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
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Proverbs 7:24
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Now therefore, my sons, (ab)listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
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Proverbs 7:25
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Do not let your heart (ac)turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.
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Proverbs 7:26
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For many are the [q]victims she has cast down, And (ad)numerous are all her slain.
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Proverbs 7:27
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Her (ae)house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.
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Proverbs 22:14
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The mouth of [g](o)an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is (p)cursed of the Lord will fall [h]into it.
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Proverbs 23:26
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(ah)Give me your heart, my son, And let your eyes [o](ai)delight in my ways.
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Proverbs 23:27
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For a harlot is a (aj)deep pit And an [p](ak)adulterous woman is a narrow well.
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Proverbs 23:28
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Surely she (al)lurks as a robber, And increases the [q]faithless among men.
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Proverbs 30:20
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This is the way of an (ad)adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."
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Proverbs 30:21
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Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up:
Proverbs 30:22
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Under a (ae)slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
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Proverbs 30:23
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Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband, And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.
Proverbs 31:3
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(c)Do not give your strength to women, Or your ways to that which (d)destroys kings.
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