Bible Cross References
wise
Proverbs 4:1-14
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My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Pay attention, and you will have understanding.
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What I am teaching you is good, so remember it all.
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When I was only a little boy, my parents' only son,
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my father would teach me. He would say, "Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live.
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Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.
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Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe.
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Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.
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Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor.
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She will be your crowning glory."
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Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.
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I have taught you wisdom and the right way to live.
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Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.
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Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life---guard it well.
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Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.
Proverbs 4:20-22
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My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words.
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Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart.
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They will give life and health to anyone who understands them.
Proverbs 10:1
These are Solomon's proverbs: Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.
Proverbs 15:5
It is foolish to ignore what your parents taught you; it is wise to accept their correction.
Proverbs 15:20
Wise children make their fathers happy. Only fools despise their mothers.
but
Proverbs 9:7
If you correct conceited people, you will only be insulted. If you reprimand evil people, you will only get hurt.
Proverbs 9:8
Never correct conceited people; they will hate you for it. But if you correct the wise, they will respect you.
Proverbs 14:6
Conceited people can never become wise, but intelligent people learn easily.
1 Samuel 2:25
If anyone sins against someone else, God can defend the one who is wrong; but who can defend someone who sins against the LORD?" But they would not listen to their father, for the LORD had decided to kill them.
Isaiah 28:14
Now you arrogant leaders who rule here in Jerusalem over this people, listen to what the LORD is saying.
Isaiah 28:15
You boast that you have made a treaty with death and reached an agreement with the world of the dead. You are certain that disaster will spare you when it comes, because you depend on lies and deceit to keep you safe.