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The Rewards of Wisdom |
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| Proverbs 3:1 |
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My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your
heart keep my commandments; |
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| Proverbs 3:2 |
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For length of days and years of life And peace
they will add to you. |
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| Proverbs 3:3 |
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Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind
them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. |
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| Proverbs 3:4 |
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So you will find favor and good repute In the
sight of God and man. |
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| Proverbs 3:5 |
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do
not lean on your own understanding. |
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| Proverbs 3:6 |
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In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will
make your paths straight. |
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| Proverbs 3:7 |
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD
and turn away from evil. |
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| Proverbs 3:8 |
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It will be healing to your body And refreshment
to your bones. |
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| Proverbs 3:9 |
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Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the
first of all your produce; |
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| Proverbs 3:10 |
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So your barns will be filled with plenty And
your vats will overflow with new wine. |
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| Proverbs 3:11 |
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My son, do not reject the discipline of the
LORD Or loathe His reproof, |
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| Proverbs 3:12 |
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For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as
a father corrects the son in whom he delights. |
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| Proverbs 3:13 |
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How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And
the man who gains understanding. |
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| Proverbs 3:14 |
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For her profit is better than the profit of
silver And her gain better than fine gold. |
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| Proverbs 3:15 |
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She is more precious than jewels; And nothing
you desire compares with her. |
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| Proverbs 3:16 |
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Long life is in her right hand; In her left
hand are riches and honor. |
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| Proverbs 3:17 |
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Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths
are peace. |
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| Proverbs 3:18 |
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She is a tree of life to those who take hold
of her, And happy are all who hold her fast. |
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| Proverbs 3:19 |
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The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding
He established the heavens. |
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| Proverbs 3:20 |
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By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And
the skies drip with dew. |
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| Proverbs 3:21 |
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My son, let them not vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion, |
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| Proverbs 3:22 |
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So they will be life to your soul And adornment
to your neck. |
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| Proverbs 3:23 |
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Then you will walk in your way securely And
your foot will not stumble. |
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| Proverbs 3:24 |
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When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When
you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. |
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| Proverbs 3:25 |
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Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught
of the wicked when it comes; |
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| Proverbs 3:26 |
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For the LORD will be your confidence And will
keep your foot from being caught. |
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| Proverbs 3:27 |
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is
due, When it is in your power to do it. |
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| Proverbs 3:28 |
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Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it," When you have it with you. |
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| Proverbs 3:29 |
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Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While
he lives securely beside you. |
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| Proverbs 3:30 |
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Do not contend with a man without cause, If
he has done you no harm. |
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| Proverbs 3:31 |
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Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose
any of his ways. |
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| Proverbs 3:32 |
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For the devious are an abomination to the LORD;
But He is intimate with the upright. |
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| Proverbs 3:33 |
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The curse of the LORD is on the house of the
wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous. |
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| Proverbs 3:34 |
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Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives
grace to the afflicted. |
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| Proverbs 3:35 |
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The wise will inherit honor, But fools display
dishonor. |
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