Proverbs 9:6-17
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6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
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7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
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8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
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9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
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12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
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15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
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16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
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17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.