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Proverbs 9:12

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If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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  1. Proverbs 9:10

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  2. Proverbs 9:11

    For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

  3. Proverbs 9:13

    A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

  4. Proverbs 9:14

    For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.