Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 23:22-28

22HearkenH8085 to thy fatherH1 that begatH3205 thee, and despiseH936 not thy motherH517 when she is oldH2204. 23BuyH7069 the truthH571, and sellH4376 it not; also wisdomH2451, and instructionH4148, and understandingH998. 24The fatherH1 of the righteousH6662 shall greatlyH1524 rejoiceH1523: and he that begettethH3205 a wiseH2450 child shall have joyH8055 of him. 25Thy fatherH1 and thy motherH517 shall be gladH8055, and she that boreH3205 thee shall rejoiceH1523. 26My sonH1121, giveH5414 me thy heartH3820, and let thy eyesH5869 observeH7521H5341 my waysH1870. 27For an harlotH2181 is a deepH6013 ditchH7745; and an adulteressH5237 is a narrowH6862 pitH875. 28She also lieth in waitH693 as for a preyH2863, and increasethH3254 the transgressorsH898 among menH120.1

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  1. 1. Proverbs 23:28 as for...: or, as a robber ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain