15 He who listens to her will judge the nations. He who heeds her will dwell securely. (WEB) 16 If he trusts her, he will inherit her, and his generations will possess her. (WEB) 17 For at the first she will walk with him in crooked ways, and will bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her judgments. (WEB)
Sirach 4:15–17
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Sirach 15:1–2
1 He who fears the Lord will do this. He who has possession of the law will obtain her. (WEB) 2 She will meet him like a mother, and receive him like a wife married in her virginity. (WEB)
Proverbs 4:5–7
5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. 6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. 7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Sirach 14:20–22
20 Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom, and who reasons by his understanding. (WEB) 21 He who considers her ways in his heart will also have knowledge of her secrets. (WEB) 22 Go after her like a hunter, and lie in wait in her paths. (WEB)
Sirach 27:7–9
7 Praise no man before you hear his thoughts, for this is how people are tested. (WEB) 8 If you follow righteousness, you will obtain it, and put it on like a long robe of glory. (WEB) 9 Birds will return to their own kind, so truth will return to those who practice it. (WEB)
Proverbs 1:32–33
32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
Proverbs 3:17–19
17 All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. 18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. 19 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
Sirach 14:26–27
26 He will set his children under her shelter, and will rest under her branches. (WEB) 27 By her he will be covered from heat, and will lodge in her glory. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 8:3–5
3 She glorifies her noble birth by living with God. The Sovereign Lord of all loves her. (WEB) 4 For she is initiated into the knowledge of God, and she chooses his works. (WEB) 5 But if riches are a desired possession in life, what is richer than wisdom, which makes all things? (WEB)
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