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Proverbs · read by Carter Conlon
186 verses, in order. Only the verses Carter read aloud are shown.
Proverbs 1
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.Read from NKJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.Read from KJV · There Is a Song in Every Barren Womb
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Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
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in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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"How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
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If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.Read from KJV · A Sudden Voice in the City
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because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
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in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
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when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
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Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.Read from KJV · That People Would Believe Noah
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For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.Read from KJV · That People Would Believe Noah
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They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
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So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.Read from KJV · That People Would Believe Noah
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For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.Read from KJV · That People Would Believe Noah
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But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil."Read from NKJV · God Never Laughs at an Honest Heart
Proverbs 2
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if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,Read from KJV · It Is Time for the Lord to Work
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then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.Read from KJV · It Is Time for the Lord to Work
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It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive wordsRead from KJV · Have You Heard? There Is Bread in Bethlehem
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who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.Read from KJV · Have You Heard? There Is Bread in Bethlehem
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For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.Read from KJV · Have You Heard? There Is Bread in Bethlehem
Proverbs 3
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;Read from KJV · The Casual Receiving of Christ
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in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.Read from NKJV · The Most Difficult Journey of All
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Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.Read from KJV · The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
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This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.Read from KJV · The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
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then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.Read from KJV · The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
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My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;Read from KJV · Dangerous Shepards
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for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.Read from NKJV · Dangerous Shepards
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The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.Read from ESV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
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Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.Read from KJV · The Power to Do Good Is in Your Hand
Proverbs 4
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For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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he taught me and said, "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty."Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
Proverbs 5
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My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,Read from NKJV · Steak and Snake
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that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.Read from NKJV · Finding Light in Darkness
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Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,Read from NKJV · Finding Light in Darkness
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in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.Read from ESV · Finding Light in Darkness
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Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.Read from NKJV · Finding Light in Darkness
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She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.Read from KJV · How Well Do You Take Correction
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So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Sardis (The Congregation of the Dead)
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Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,Read from KJV · How Well Do You Take Correction
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lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;Read from NKJV · Finding Light in Darkness
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lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.Read from NKJV · Finding Light in Darkness
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At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived (Video)
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and you will say, "How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!Read from KJV · How Well Do You Take Correction
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I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.Read from KJV · The Congregation of the Dead
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I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly."Read from KJV · Run for Your Life
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Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived
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Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived (Video)
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May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived
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A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived
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Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived
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For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived
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He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.Read from NKJV · The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived (Video)
Proverbs 6
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Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.Read from KJV · Blessed Are They Who Consider
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it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.Read from NKJV · Blessed Are They Who Consider
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,Read from NKJV · The Journey of a Lifetime!
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and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.Read from NKJV · The Journey of a Lifetime!
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There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:Read from NKJV · Is This Your First or Last Year?
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Read from NKJV · Is This Your First or Last Year？
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a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,Read from NKJV · Is This Your First or Last Year?
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a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.Read from NKJV · Is This Your First or Last Year?
Proverbs 7
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My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.Read from KJV · Grinding in the Prison House
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Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.Read from ESV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman,Read from KJV · Grinding in the Prison House
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that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,Read from NKJV · 2017 - the Year When We Decide
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crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,Read from NKJV · 2017 the Year When We Decide
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at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.Read from NKJV · The Prophet From Judea
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Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.Read from NKJV · 2017 - the Year When We Decide
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Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.Read from NKJV · Steak and Snake
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She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:Read from NKJV · The Sudden Shaming of Your Enemies
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"I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.Read from NKJV · 2017 - the Year When We Decide
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So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.Read from NKJV · The Sudden Shaming of Your Enemies
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I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.Read from KJV · The Prophet From Judea
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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.Read from ESV · The Prophet From Judea
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Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.Read from ESV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full."Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,Read from NKJV · 2017 the Year When We Decide
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until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.Read from NKJV · Steak and Snake
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Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.Read from KJV · Grinding in the Prison House
Proverbs 8
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Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:Read from NKJV · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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"To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.Read from NASB1995 · The Final Pleading of Conscience
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Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.Read from NKJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.Read from KJV · The Seven Churches of Revelation
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Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.Read from NKJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.Read from KJV · The Seven Churches of Revelation
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.Read from KJV · Taking the Wings of Morning
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My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.Read from KJV · Taking the Wings of Morning
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I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Laodicea
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The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.Read from NASB1995 · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,Read from NASB1995 · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
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Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.Read from NKJV · A Sure Path Through the Coming Storm
Proverbs 9
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.Read from KJV · He Will Soon Rejoice in His Love
Proverbs 10
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A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.Read from KJV · A Foolish Time Demands an Answer
Proverbs 11
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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.Read from NKJV · The Promise of Light in the Time of Darkness
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The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.Read from NKJV · The Promise of Light in the Time of Darkness
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.Read from NKJV · The Promise of Light in the Time of Darkness
Proverbs 12
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Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.Read from NKJV · Still, Small Voices
Proverbs 14
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There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.Read from KJV · Hearing the Voice of God - Part 1
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The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.Read from KJV · The Glorious Death of the Righteous
Proverbs 16
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Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.Read from ESV · The Still Small Voice of God
Proverbs 17
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If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.Read from NKJV · Placing Your Enemies in the Hands of God
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Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?Read from KJV · Passing Through the Gates of Betrayal
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.Read from ESV · My Hope When Love Has Gone Dry
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A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
Proverbs 18
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Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.Read from NASB1995 · Facing a Moment of Bitter Division
Proverbs 19
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Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.Read from KJV · The Prophet From Judea
Proverbs 20
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The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.Read from KJV · The Candlestick - Ephesus
Proverbs 21
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All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.Read from ESV · The Sorrow of the Converted
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The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.Read from KJV · The Congregation of the Dead
Proverbs 22
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The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.Read from NKJV · The Covering
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He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.Read from NKJV · Facing a Moment of Bitter Division
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Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,Read from KJV · Joab, Abiathar, and Adonijah
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or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.Read from KJV · Joab, Abiathar, and Adonijah
Proverbs 23
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When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.Read from NKJV · He Will Show You Things To Come
Proverbs 24
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I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:Read from NKJV · Speak to the Foxes
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.Read from NKJV · Speak to the Foxes
Proverbs 25
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Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.Read from KJV · The Last Day Battle for Kindness
Proverbs 26
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.Read from KJV · A Foolish Time Demands an Answer
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.Read from KJV · A Foolish Time Demands an Answer
Proverbs 27
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The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.Read from KJV · The Covering
Proverbs 28
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The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.Read from ESV · Stop Running From Your Fears
Proverbs 30
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Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:Read from KJV · Crossing Jordan at Harvest Time
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Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.Read from KJV · Crossing Jordan at Harvest Time
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Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.Read from KJV · Crossing Jordan at Harvest Time
Proverbs 31
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A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.Read from KJV · A Bride Worthy of Christ's Attention
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She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.Read from ESV · A Bride Worthy of Christ's Attention
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She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.Read from NKJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.Read from KJV · Blessed Are They Who Consider
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When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.Read from NASB1995 · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.Read from ESV · A Bride Worthy of Christ's Attention
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She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.Read from KJV · Lifting Up Jesus in the Gates
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She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.Read from NKJV · A Bride Worthy of Christ's Attention
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She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.Read from ESV · The Prophet From Judea
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Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:Read from ESV · A Bride Worthy of Christ's Attention
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Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.Read from NKJV · A Bride Worthy of Christ's Attention