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The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
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To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding,
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To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity;
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To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion--
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A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
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To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;