11 Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, 12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity, 13 from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2:11–13
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Proverbs 7:4–6
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman, 5 that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
Proverbs 6:23–25
23 For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life, 24 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. 25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her e…
Proverbs 5:1–3
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, 2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
Odes of Solomon 33:7–9
7 And forsake the ways of that corruption and draw near unto me, and I will enter into you, and will bring you forth from perdition, (ODE) 8 And make you wise in the ways of truth: that you be not destroyed nor perish: (ODE) 9 Hear ye me and be redeemed. For the grace of God I a… (ODE)
Proverbs 2:19–21
19 None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life. 20 So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Job 33:16–18
16 He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings 17 to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, 18 to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
Proverbs 16:16–18
16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. 17 The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life. 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Psalms 141:8–10
8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless. 9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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