A few more “hated sayings” for you ... and we know which side you’re on in these sayings ... LOL ...
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Proverbs 2:5-9
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.
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Proverbs 1:22-33
22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
23 Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
24 Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
25 Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke,
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes,
27 When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”
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Proverbs 8:11-16
11 For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth.
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Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
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Proverbs 14:26-27
26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
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Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble.
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Proverbs 16:6
In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
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Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.
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Proverbs 22:4
By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
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Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
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Proverbs 30:30-31
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.
"A few more “hated sayings” for you ... and we know which side you’re on in these sayings ... LOL ..
[Proverbs 8:15] 15 By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.16 By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth."
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-Ahh, good old wise King Solomon, of " Cut that baby in half" wisdom. Of course he would proclaim that he was on the throne by divine Providence, and of course his temple priests would tell the Hebrew sheep that God had put Solomon in power, isn't that what every king did? I seem to recall that Solomon had quite a few wives and concubines for his own personal pleasure, and that was okay with God too, of course. Of course it was.
Priests and politicians, a clever lot, they both are. Always telling the religious sheep who they need to obey.
There's King Solomon, hard at work, divining God's thoughts about obeying him. (Solomon) and after wards, he's gonna go get a little nookie from one of his concubines, all of them told to do be sex slaves in obedience to Solomons Lord. Uh-huh. Really righteous stuff.
