Bible Cross References
he spake
Proverbs 1:1-31
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The proverbs of Solomon, son of David and king of Israel.
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Here are proverbs that will help you recognize wisdom and good advice, and understand sayings with deep meaning.
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They can teach you how to live intelligently and how to be honest, just, and fair.
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They can make an inexperienced person clever and teach young people how to be resourceful.
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These proverbs can even add to the knowledge of the wise and give guidance to the educated,
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so that they can understand the hidden meanings of proverbs and the problems that the wise raise.
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To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the LORD. Stupid people have no respect for wisdom and refuse to learn.
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My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you.
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Their teaching will improve your character as a handsome turban or a necklace improves your appearance.
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My child, when sinners tempt you, don't give in.
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Suppose they say, "Come on; let's find someone to kill! Let's attack some innocent people for the fun of it!
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They may be alive and well when we find them, but they'll be dead when we're through with them!
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We'll find all kinds of riches and fill our houses with loot!
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Come and join us, and we'll all share what we steal."
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My child, don't go with people like that. Stay away from them.
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They can't wait to do something bad. They're always ready to kill.
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It does no good to spread a net when the bird you want to catch is watching,
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but people like that are setting a trap for themselves, a trap in which they will die.
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Robbery always claims the life of the robber---this is what happens to anyone who lives by violence.
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Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces,
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calling loudly at the city gates and wherever people come together:
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"Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?
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Listen when I reprimand you; I will give you good advice and share my knowledge with you.
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I have been calling you, inviting you to come, but you would not listen. You paid no attention to me.
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You have ignored all my advice and have not been willing to let me correct you.
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So when you get into trouble, I will laugh at you. I will make fun of you when terror strikes---
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when it comes on you like a storm, bringing fierce winds of trouble, and you are in pain and misery.
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Then you will call for wisdom, but I will not answer. You may look for me everywhere, but you will not find me.
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You have never had any use for knowledge and have always refused to obey the LORD.
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You have never wanted my advice or paid any attention when I corrected you.
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So then, you will get what you deserve, and your own actions will make you sick.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly tested their truth.
Matthew 13:35
He did this to make come true what the prophet had said, "I will use parables when I speak to them; I will tell them things unknown since the creation of the world."
songs
Song of Songs 1:1-17
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The most beautiful of songs, by Solomon.
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Your lips cover me with kisses; your love is better than wine.
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There is a fragrance about you; the sound of your name recalls it. No woman could keep from loving you.
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Take me with you, and we'll run away; be my king and take me to your room. We will be happy together, drink deep, and lose ourselves in love. No wonder all women love you!
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Women of Jerusalem, I am dark but beautiful, dark as the desert tents of Kedar, but beautiful as the draperies in Solomon's palace.
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Don't look down on me because of my color, because the sun has tanned me. My brothers were angry with me and made me work in the vineyard. I had no time to care for myself.
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Tell me, my love, Where will you lead your flock to graze? Where will they rest from the noonday sun? Why should I need to look for you among the flocks of the other shepherds?
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Don't you know the place, loveliest of women? Go and follow the flock; find pasture for your goats near the tents of the shepherds.
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You, my love, excite men as a mare excites the stallions of Pharaoh's chariots.
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Your hair is beautiful upon your cheeks and falls along your neck like jewels.
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But we will make for you a chain of gold with ornaments of silver.
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My king was lying on his couch, and my perfume filled the air with fragrance.
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My lover has the scent of myrrh as he lies upon my breasts.
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My lover is like the wild flowers that bloom in the vineyards at Engedi.
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How beautiful you are, my love; how your eyes shine with love!
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How handsome you are, my dearest; how you delight me! The green grass will be our bed;
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the cedars will be the beams of our house, and the cypress trees the ceiling.