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Proverbs 1:1-7
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The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
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for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
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for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair;
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for giving prudence to those who are simple,
[a]
knowledge and discretion to the young—
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let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
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for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
[b]
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools
[c]
despise wisdom and instruction.
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1.
Matthew 13:3
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1 Kings 4:29-34
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 25:1
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Ecclesiastes 1:1
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Proverbs 8:5
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Proverbs 2:10-11
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Proverbs 8:12
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Proverbs 9:9
7.
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Psalms 49:4
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Psalms 78:2
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Matthew 13:10-17
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Numbers 12:8
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Judges 14:12
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Proverbs 22:17
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Proverbs 24:23
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Exodus 20:20
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Job 23:15
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Psalms 34:4-22
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Psalms 112:1
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Job 28:28
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Psalms 111:10
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Proverbs 9:10
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Proverbs 15:33
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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Isaiah 33:6
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Isaiah 50:10
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Isaiah 59:19
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Deuteronomy 4:6
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Jeremiah 8:9
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Proverbs 8:33-36
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 15:32
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[a].
The Hebrew word rendered "simple" in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
[b].
Or "understanding a proverb, namely, a parable," / "and the sayings of the wise, their riddles"
[c].
The Hebrew words rendered "fool" in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
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