20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
Proverbs 22:20
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Proverbs 4:10–12
10 Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many. 11 I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. 12 When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:1–3
1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. 2 For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive. 3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
Proverbs 2:1–2
1 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, 2 if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
2 Esdras 14:46–48
46 but keep the last seventy, that you may deliver them to those who are wise among your people; (WEB) 47 for in them is the spring of understanding, the fountain of wisdom, and the stream of knowledge.” (WEB) 48 I did so. (WEB)
Sirach 16:23–25
23 He who is lacking in understanding thinks about these things. An unwise and erring man thinks foolishly. (WEB) 24 My son, listen to me, learn knowledge, and heed my words with your heart. (WEB) 25 I will impart instruction with precision, and declare knowledge exactly. (WEB)
Proverbs 30:17–19
17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it. 18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand: 19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a…
Psalms 49:2–4
2 both low and high, rich and poor alike. 3 My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding. 4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
Proverbs 5:1–3
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, 2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
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