Proverbs 13:15

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Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

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  • Prov 3:4 : 4 Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 Your own wickedness will discipline you; your backslidings will rebuke you. Consider and see how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.
  • 1 Sam 18:14-16 : 14 David succeeded in everything he did because the LORD was with him. 15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in their campaigns.
  • Ps 95:9-9 : 9 where your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they had seen My deeds. 10 For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and I said, 'They are a people whose hearts go astray; they do not know My ways.' 11 So I swore in My anger, 'They shall not enter My rest.'
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who obey His precepts have good understanding. His praise endures forever.

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