A New Translation of the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Canticles, with Introductions, and Notes, Chiefly ExplanatoryJ. Munroe, 1846 - 290 pages |
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... lives . 19 Such are the ways of all who are greedy of unjust gain ; It takes away the life of its possessors . II . The invitation of Wisdom , and warning against neglecting her . CH . 1. 20-33 . 20 WISDOM cries out in the highway ; In ...
... lives . 19 Such are the ways of all who are greedy of unjust gain ; It takes away the life of its possessors . II . The invitation of Wisdom , and warning against neglecting her . CH . 1. 20-33 . 20 WISDOM cries out in the highway ; In ...
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... live . 5 Get wisdom , get understanding ; Forget not , and depart not from , the words of my mouth . 6 Forsake her not , and she will guard thee ; Love her , and she will preserve thee . 7 Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore gain ...
... live . 5 Get wisdom , get understanding ; Forget not , and depart not from , the words of my mouth . 6 Forsake her not , and she will guard thee ; Love her , and she will preserve thee . 7 Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore gain ...
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... live ! Yea , my teaching , as the apple of thine eye ! 3 Bind them upon thy fingers , Write them upon the tablet of thy heart ! 4 Say to wisdom , " Thou art my sister ! " And call understanding " Kinswoman " ' ; 5 That they may guard ...
... live ! Yea , my teaching , as the apple of thine eye ! 3 Bind them upon thy fingers , Write them upon the tablet of thy heart ! 4 Say to wisdom , " Thou art my sister ! " And call understanding " Kinswoman " ' ; 5 That they may guard ...
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... live ! And go forward in the way of understanding ! 17 " He who corrects a scoffer Brings upon himself shame ; And he who rebukes the wicked Brings upon himself a stain . 8 Rebuke not a scoffer , lest he hate thee ; Rebuke a wise man ...
... live ! And go forward in the way of understanding ! 17 " He who corrects a scoffer Brings upon himself shame ; And he who rebukes the wicked Brings upon himself a stain . 8 Rebuke not a scoffer , lest he hate thee ; Rebuke a wise man ...
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... lives ; But a deceitful witness pours forth lies . 26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence ; Yea , to his children he will be a refuge . 27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life ; By it men avoid the snares of death . 28 In a ...
... lives ; But a deceitful witness pours forth lies . 26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence ; Yea , to his children he will be a refuge . 27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life ; By it men avoid the snares of death . 28 In a ...
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Page 272 - All things to man's delightful use. The roof Of thickest covert was inwoven shade, Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew Of firm and fragrant leaf ; on either side Acanthus, and each odorous bushy shrub, Fenced up the verdant wall ; each beauteous flower, Iris all hues, roses and jessamine...
Page 264 - Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Page 160 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, As a seal upon thine arm : For love is strong as death ; Jealousy is cruel as the grave : The coals thereof are coals of fire, Which hath a most vehement flame.
Page 179 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 37 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 114 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 58 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 80 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 147 - Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth : for thy love is better than wine.
Page 109 - There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.