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Proverbs 4:5-17
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5
Get
wisdom,
get
understanding:
forget
it not; neither
decline
from the
words
of my
mouth.
6
Forsake
her not, and she shall
preserve
thee:
love
her, and she shall
keep
thee.
7
Wisdom
is the principal
thing;
therefore
get
wisdom:
and with all thy
getting
get
understanding.
8
Exalt
her, and she shall
promote
thee: she shall bring thee to
honour
, when thou dost
embrace
her.
9
She shall
give
to thine
head
an
ornament
of
grace:
a
crown
[a]
of
glory
shall she
deliver
to thee.
10
Hear
, O my
son,
and
receive
my
sayings;
and the
years
of thy
life
shall be
many
.
11
I have
taught
thee in the
way
of
wisdom;
I have
led
thee in
right
paths.
12
When thou
goest
, thy
steps
shall not be
straitened
; and when thou
runnest
, thou shalt not
stumble
.
13
Take fast
hold
of
instruction;
let her not
go
:
keep
her; for she is thy
life.
14
Enter
not into the
path
of the
wicked,
and
go
not in the
way
of
evil
men.
15
Avoid
it,
pass
not by it,
turn
from it, and pass
away
.
16
For they
sleep
not, except they have done
mischief
; and their
sleep
is taken
away
, unless they cause some to
fall
.
17
For they
eat
the
bread
of
wickedness,
and
drink
the
wine
of
violence.
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[a].
a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
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