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  4:1 ¶
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. |
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4:1 ¶
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. |
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4:2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. |
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4:2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. |
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4:3
For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother. |
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4:3
For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother. |
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4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. |
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4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. |
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4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. |
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4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. |
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4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. |
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4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. |
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4:7
Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. |
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4:7
Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. |
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4:8
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. |
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4:8
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. |
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4:9
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. |
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4:9
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. |
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4:10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
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4:10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
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4:11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. |
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4:11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. |
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4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. |
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4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. |
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4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life. |
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4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life. |
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4:14 ¶
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]. |
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4:14 ¶
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]. |
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4:15
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. |
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4:15
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. |
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4:16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall. |
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4:16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall. |
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4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. |
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4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. |
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4:18
But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
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4:18
But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
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4:19
The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. |
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4:19
The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. |
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4:20 ¶
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. |
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4:20 ¶
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. |
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4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. |
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4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. |
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4:22
For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. |
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4:22
For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. |
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4:23 ¶
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life. |
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4:23 ¶
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life. |
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4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
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4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
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4:25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
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4:25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
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4:26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
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4:26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
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4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. |
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4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. |
