Proverbs 22:17; Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 12:11

Proverbs 22:17; Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 12:11

Proverbs 22:17

Words of the Wise

17 ^sIncline your ear, and hear ^tthe words of the wise,

and apply your heart to my knowledge,

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Ecclesiastes 9:17

17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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Ecclesiastes 12:11

11 ^bThe words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one ^cShepherd.

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