Proverbs

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Westminster John Knox Press, 2000 - Bible - 289 pages
 

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The Proverbs of Solomon Son of David King of Israel PROVERBS 19
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1 The Superscription The Proverbs of Solomon Son of David King of Israel
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27 Introduction To Know Wisdom and Discipline
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819 First Instruction A Warning against the Enticement to Join Violent Men
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2033 First Poem on Woman Wisdom Woman Wisdoms Invitation to the Simple
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122 Second Instruction The Blessings of Wisdom and the Avoidance of the Strange Woman
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112 Third Instruction The Blessings of Wisdom and Piety
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1320 Second Poem on Wisdom Wisdoms Gifts and Role in Creation
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1b1533 First Subdivision
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12216 Second Subdivision
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The Sayings of the Wise PROVERBS 22172422
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172311 First Instruction
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1218 Second Instruction
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1921 Third Instruction
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2225 Fourth Instruction
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262412 Fifth Instruction
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2135 Fourth Instruction The Life of Wisdom Is Actualized in Charity and Uprightness
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19 Fifth Instruction The Prize of Wisdom Is a Beautiful Crown
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1027 Sixth Instruction The Two Ways
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123 Seventh Instruction Avoidance of the Strange Woman
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119 Eighth Instruction A Miscellany of Sapiential Teaching
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2035 Ninth Instruction Warning against Adultery
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127 Tenth Instruction Seduction by the Strange Woman
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136 Woman Wisdom Wisdom as Teacher Queen of Heaven Child of God
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118 Poem on Wisdom and Folly Contending for the Heart
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The Proverbs of Solomon PROVERBS 1012216
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1a The Superscription The Proverbs of Solomon
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1320 Sixth Instruction
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2122 Seventh Instruction
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These Also Are Sayings of the Wise PROVERBS 242334
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These Are Other Proverbs of Solomon That the Officials of King Hezekiah of Judah Copied PROVERBS 2529
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The Words of Agur PROVERBS 30
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The Words of King Lemuel of MassaWhich His Mother Taught Him PROVERBS 3119
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The Ideal Wise Woman PROVERBS 311031
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Works Cited
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