2016-04-01 21:07:38 +00:00
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\v 1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction,
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\q and pay attention so you will know what understanding is.
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\v 2 I am giving you good instructions;
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\q do not forsake my teaching.
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\v 3 When I was a son of my father,
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\q the tender and only child of my mother,
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\v 4 he taught me and said to me,
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\q "Let your heart hold fast to my words;
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\q keep my commands and live.
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\v 5 Acquire wisdom and understanding;
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\q do not forget and do not reject the words of my mouth;
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\v 6 do not abandon wisdom and she will watch over you;
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\q love her and she will keep you safe.
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2016-11-04 21:12:37 +00:00
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\v 7 Wisdom is the most important thing, so acquire wisdom
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\q and spend all you own so you can get understanding.
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\v 8 Cherish wisdom and she will exalt you;
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\q she will honor you when you embrace her.
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\v 9 She will put a wreath of honor on your head;
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\q she will give you a beautiful crown."
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\v 10 Listen, my son, and pay attention to my words,
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\q and you will have many years in your life.
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\v 11 I direct you in the way of wisdom;
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\q I lead you down straight paths.
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\v 12 When you walk, no one will stand in your way
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\q and if you run, you will not stumble.
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\v 13 Hold on to discipline, do not let it go;
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\q guard it, for it is your life.
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\v 14 Do not follow the path of the wicked
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\q and do not go along the way of those who do evil.
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\v 15 Avoid it, do not go on it;
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\q turn away from it and go another way.
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\v 16 For they cannot sleep until they do evil
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\q and they are robbed of sleep until they cause someone to stumble.
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\v 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness
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\q and drink the wine of violence.
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\v 18 But the path of the one who does right is like the first light that grows brighter;
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\q it shines more and more until the fullness of the day comes.
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\v 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness—
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\q they do not know what it is they stumble over.
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\v 20 My son, pay attention to my words;
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\q listen to my sayings.
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\v 21 Do not let them turn away from your eyes;
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\q keep them in your heart.
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\v 22 For my words are life to those who find them
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\q and health to their whole body.
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\v 23 Keep your heart safe and guard it with all diligence,
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\q for from it flow the springs of life.
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\v 24 Put crooked speech away from you
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\q and put corrupt talk far from you.
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\v 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead
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\q and fix your gaze straight before you.
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\v 26 Make a level path for your foot;
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\q then all your ways will be secure.
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\v 27 Do not turn aside to the right or to the left;
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\q turn your foot away from evil.
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