Daily Bible CEV September 1 Verses

How Proverbs Can Be Used

Proverbs 1 These are the proverbs of King Solomon of Israel,

the son of David.

²Proverbs will teach you wisdom and self-control

and how to understand sayings with deep meanings.

³You will learn what is right and honest and fair.

⁴From these, an ordinary person can learn to be smart,

and young people can gain knowledge and good sense.

⁵If you are already wise, you will become even wiser.

And if you are smart, you will learn to understand

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proverbs and sayings, as well as words of wisdom

and all kinds of riddles.

⁷Respect and obey the LORD!

This is the beginning of knowledge.

Only a fool rejects wisdom and good advice.

Warnings against Bad Friends

⁸My child, obey the teachings of your parents,

⁹and wear their teachings as you would a lovely hat

or a pretty necklace.

¹⁰Don't be tempted by sinners or listen ¹¹when they say,

"Come on! Let's gang up and kill somebody,

just for the fun of it!

¹²They're well and healthy now,

but we'll finish them off once and for all.

¹³We'll take their valuables

and fill our homes with stolen goods.

¹⁴If you join our gang, you'll get your share."

¹⁵Don't follow anyone like that or do what they do.

¹⁶They are in a big hurry to commit some crime,

perhaps even murder.

¹⁷They are like a bird that sees the bait,

but ignores the trap.

¹⁸They gang up to murder someone,

but they are the victims.

¹⁹The wealth you get from crime robs you of your life.

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