Tag: Wisdom
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The Other Side
Proverbs 1:5–20 (KJV)My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. So are the…
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Innocent Without Cause
Proverbs 1:10–11 (KJV)My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Proverbs 1:10–11 (Douay-Rheims)My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them. If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie…
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Beginning Of Knowledge
Proverbs 1:7–9 (KJV)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools…
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Receive and Give
Proverbs 1:3–4 (KJV)To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. Proverbs 1:3–4 (Douay-Rheims)to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity: 4 To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding Let’s break…
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To Know
Proverbs 1:2 (KJV)To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; Proverbs 1:2–3 (Douay-Rheims)To know wisdom, and instruction: To understand the words of prudence: It is interesting to note that King James and Douay Rheims versions use different words in “Prudence” and “Perceive” and flip them around. Still, it does not change the…
