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Proverbs 22:17
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Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
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15
Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
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He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.
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Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
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For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
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So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.
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