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Someone suggested that a very nice
"wisdom" gift
might be Proverb # 1 that corresponds to
the "day"
of your
Special Celebration. We hope that you
might find
encouraging
promises and wisdom principles that resonate with you.
These wisdom couplets are brief hints and suggestions for
living a nice, long, peaceful & intelligent
life. A
lot of people
live by trial & error; unfortunately, the errors can
be wasteful
& costly in time,
health and wealth. God's wisdom principles will help
you make good choices, even better
choices that will reduce errors and make a happier life as billions of
people have discovered. Young men and women should
also consider Proverb
31.
Many people believe that The Bible is the inerrant,
infallible, absolutely True, Holy Spirit inspired, Word, of the Living
God; and, He hopes you find encouraging words of wisdom herein.
Please accept this "gift" from His heart to yours.
Wisdom & Righteousness Can Be Learned At Any Age. Proverbs 1-9 Wisdom For Young Men & Women.
The Beginning of Knowledge
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction, To [a]perceive the words of
understanding,
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity;
4 To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and
discretion-
5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of
understanding will [b]attain wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and
their riddles.
Shun Evil Counsel
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise
wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the
law of your mother;
9 For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about
your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
11 If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us
lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like [c]Sheol, And whole, like those who
go down to the Pit;
13 We shall find all kinds of precious [d]possessions, We shall fill
our houses with [e]spoil;
14 Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse" - 15 My son,
do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their
path;
16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [f]vain the net is spread In the sight of any [g]bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for
their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away
the life of its owners.
The Call of Wisdom
20 Wisdom calls aloud [h]outside; She raises her voice in the open
squares.
21 She cries out in the [i]chief concourses, At the openings of the
gates in the city She speaks her words:
22 "How long, you [j]simple ones, will you love [k]simplicity? For
scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
23 Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will
make my words known to you.
24 Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand
and no one regarded,
25 Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my
rebuke,
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror
comes,
27 When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like
a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me
diligently, but they will not find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the
Lord,
30 They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled
to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the [l]turning away of the simple will slay them, And the
complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be [m]secure,
without fear of evil."
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spaced lines emphasize sentence structure, length and
punctuation.
The mid sentence capitalized word indicates the poetic couplet that
normally begins a new line. Italicized
words were added by the translators to complete the sentence.
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Many people believe that The Bible is the inerrant,
infallible, absolutely True, Holy Spirit inspired, Word, of the Living
God; and, He hopes you find encouraging words of wisdom herein.
Please accept this "gift" from His heart to yours.