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Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
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Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn your back on evil.
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Then you will gain renewed health and vitality.
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Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything your land produces.
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Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with the finest wine.
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My child, don't ignore it when the LORD disciplines you, and don't be discouraged when he corrects you.
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For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child a in whom he delights.
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Happy is the person who finds wisdom and gains understanding.
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For the profit of wisdom is better than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
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Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
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She offers you life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online)
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