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Proverbs 22:14 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall "
Proverbs 22:14
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The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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Proverbs 22:1
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker"
Proverbs 22:3
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
Proverbs 22:4
"By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."
Proverbs 22:5
"Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far"
Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart"
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