Proverbs 1:1, The use of the proverbs; Proverbs 1:7, An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word; Proverbs 1:10, to avoid the enticings of sinners; Proverbs 1:20, Wisdom complains of her contempt; Proverbs 1:24, She threatens her contemners.
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