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Thursday, April 18th, 2024
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 9:8-9; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 14:3; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 14:24; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 15:7; Proverbs 16:21; Proverbs 16:23; Proverbs 18:15; Proverbs 21:11; Proverbs 21:20; Proverbs 21:22; Proverbs 24:23-25; Proverbs 29:8; Proverbs 29:11
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let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-
Proverbs 1:5
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.
Proverbs 3:35
- Variant Count: 3 (30%)
The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:8
- Variant Count: 5 (27%)
Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
Proverbs 9:9
- Variant Count: 6 (30%)
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 10:14
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 11:29
- Variant Count: 4 (20%)
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
A fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 14:3
- Variant Count: 6 (37%)
A fool's mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.
A wise man fears the LORD and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.
Proverbs 14:16
- Variant Count: 6 (33%)
The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
Proverbs 14:24
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
Proverbs 15:2
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
Proverbs 15:7
- Variant Count: 4 (25%)
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.
Proverbs 16:21
- Variant Count: 2 (15%)
The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
Proverbs 16:23
- Variant Count: 10 (66%)
The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.
Proverbs 18:15
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
- Variant Count: 7 (36%)
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
Proverbs 21:20
- Variant Count: 8 (53%)
The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
A wise man attacks the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
Proverbs 21:22
- Variant Count: 9 (39%)
One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
Proverbs 24:23
- Variant Count: 4 (18%)
class="proverbs-major">Further Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.
Proverbs 24:24
- Variant Count: 8 (44%)
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
Proverbs 24:25
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:8
- Variant Count: 2 (16%)
Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
Proverbs 29:11
- Variant Count: 11 (68%)
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.
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