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6 Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.
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6 Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.
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7 "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.
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7 "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.
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8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
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8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
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9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
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9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
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10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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11 For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
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11 For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
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12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."
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12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."
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13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.
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13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.
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14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,
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14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,
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15 calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way.
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15 calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way.
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16 "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment.
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16 "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
