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Proverbs 1

The Usefulness of Proverbs

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The  aproverbsh4912 of Solomonh8010  bthe sonh1121 of Davidh1732, kingh4428 of Israelh3478:

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To knowh3045  awisdomh2451 and instructionh4148, To discernh995 the sayingsh561 of  bunderstandingh998,

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To  areceiveh3947 instructionh4148 in wiseh7919a behaviorh7919a,  bRighteousnessh6664, justiceh4941 and equityh4339;

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To giveh5414  aprudenceh6195 to the  1naiveh6612a, To the youthh5288  bknowledgeh1847 and discretionh4209,

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A wiseh2450 manh2450 will hearh8085 and  aincreaseh3254 in learningh3948, And a  bman of understandingh995 will acquireh7069 wiseh8458 counselh8458,

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To understandh995 a proverbh4912 and a figureh4426, The wordsh1697 of the wiseh2450 and their  ariddlesh2420.

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 aThe fearh3374 of the LORDh3068 is the beginningh7225 of knowledgeh1847; Foolsh191 despiseh936 wisdomh2451 and instructionh4148.

The Enticement of Sinners

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 aHearh8085, my sonh1121, your father'sh1 instructionh4148 And  bdo not forsakeh5203 your mother'sh517 teachingh8451;

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Indeedh3588, they are a  agracefulh2580 wreathh3880 to your headh7218 And  1 bornamentsh6060 about your neckh1621.

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My sonh1121, ifh518 sinnersh2400  aenticeh6601b you,  bDo not consenth14.

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Ifh518 they sayh559, "Comeh1980 with us, Let us  alieh693 in waith693 for bloodh1818, Let us  bambushh6845 the innocenth5355a withouth2600 causeh2600;

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Let us  aswallowh1104 them aliveh2416a like Sheolh7585, Even wholeh8549, as those who  bgoh3381 downh3381 to the pith953a;

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We will findh4672 allh3605 kinds of precioush3368 wealthh1952, We will fillh4390 our housesh1004 with spoilh7998;

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Throwh5307 in your loth1486  1with us, We shall allh3605 haveh1961 oneh259 purseh3599,"

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My sonh1121,  ado not walkh1980 in the wayh1870 with them.  bKeeph4513 your feeth7272 from their pathh5410b,

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For  atheir feeth7272 runh7323 to evilh7451b And they hastenh4116 to shedh8210 bloodh1818.

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Indeedh3588, it is  1uselessh2600 to spreadh2219 the baited neth7568 In the sighth5869 of anyh3605  2birdh1167h3671;

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But they  alieh693 in waith693 for their own bloodh1818; They ambushh6845 their own livesh5315.

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Soh3651 are the waysh734 of everyoneh3605 who  againsh1214 by violenceh1214; It takesh3947 away the lifeh5315 of its possessorsh1167.

Wisdom Warns

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 aWisdomh2451 shoutsh7442 in the streeth2351, She  1liftsh5414 her voiceh6963 in the squareh7339;

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At the headh7218 of the noisyh1993 streets she criesh7121 out; At the entranceh6607 of the gatesh8179 in the cityh5892b she uttersh559 her sayingsh561:

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"Howh4970 longh5704h4970, O  1 anaiveh6612a onesh6612a, will you loveh157  2being simple-mindedh6612b? And  bscoffersh3917b delighth2530 themselves in scoffingh3944 And foolsh3684  chateh8130 knowledgeh1847?

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"Turnh7725 to my reproofh8433b, Beholdh2009, I will  apourh5042 out my spirith7307 on you; I will makeh3045 my wordsh1697 knownh3045 to you.

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"Becauseh3282  aI calledh7121 and you  brefusedh3985, I  cstretchedh5186 out my handh3027 and noh369 oneh369 paidh7181 attentionh7181;

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And you  aneglectedh6544a allh3605 my counselh6098 And did not  bwanth14 my reproofh8433b;

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I will alsoh1571  alaughh7832 at your  bcalamityh343; I will mockh3932 when your  cdreadh6343 comesh935,

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When your dreadh6343 comesh935 like a stormh7584 And your calamityh343 comesh857 like a  awhirlwindh5492a, When distressh6869a and anguishh6695b comeh935 upon you.

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"Thenh227 they will  acallh7121 on me, but I will not answerh6030a; They will  bseekh7836 me diligentlyh7836 but they will not findh4672 me,

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Becauseh8478h3588 they  ahatedh8130 knowledgeh1847 And did not chooseh977 the fearh3374 of the LORDh3068.

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"They  awouldh14 not accepth14 my counselh6098, They spurnedh5006 allh3605 my reproofh8433b.

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"So they shall  aeath398 of the fruith6529 of their own wayh1870 And be  bsatiatedh7646 with their own devicesh4156.

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"For the  awaywardnessh4878 of the  1naiveh6612a will killh2026 them, And the complacencyh7962 of foolsh3684 will destroyh6 them.

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"But  ahe who listensh8085 to me shall  1liveh7931 securelyh983 And will be at easeh7599 from the dreadh6343 of evilh7463a."



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