The Wisdom of Proverbs - Verse by Verse

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Proverbs 1:21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

 

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Proverbs 1:22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?

 

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Proverbs 1:23 If you turn at my reproof,
behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.

 

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Proverbs 1:24 Because I have called and you refused to listen,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

 

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Proverbs 1:25 because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,

 

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Proverbs 1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when terror strikes you,

 

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Proverbs 1:27 when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.

 

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Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

 

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Proverbs 1:29 Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

 

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Proverbs 1:30 would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,

 

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Proverbs 1:31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.

 

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Proverbs 1:32 For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;

 

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Proverbs 1:33 but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.”

 

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Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,

 

[DerSchweik]

Proverbs 2:2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;

 

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Proverbs 2:3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,

 

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Proverbs 2:4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,

 

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Proverbs 2:5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

 

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Proverbs 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

 

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Proverbs 2:7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,