Wisdom 1
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Deut. 1.16. Cp. ch. 6.1 & 1 Kin. 3.9 & Is. 56.1. Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth,
Think ye of the Lord #1.1 Gr. in goodness.with a good mind,
And in singleness of heart seek ye him;
2Because he is found of them that tempt him not,
And #See Deut. 4.29.is manifested to them that do not distrust him.
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Ps. 125.5. For crooked thoughts separate from God;
And the supreme Power, when it is brought to the proof, #1.3 Gr. convicteth.putteth to confusion the foolish:
4 # Cp. ch. 7.22 & Ecclus. 15.7. Because wisdom will not enter into a soul that deviseth evil,
Nor dwell in a body that is held in pledge by sin.
5For a holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit,
And will start away #Cp. Jer. 4.22.from thoughts that are without understanding,
And will be #1.5 Gr. convicted.put to confusion when unrighteousness hath come in.
6For #1.6 Some authorities read the spirit of wisdom is loving to man.wisdom is a spirit #ch. 7.23 (for mg.).that loveth man,
And she will not hold a #1.6 Or reviler.blasphemer guiltless for his lips;
Because #Cp. Jer. 17.10.God beareth witness of his reins,
And is a true overseer of his heart,
And #Ps. 139.4.a hearer of his tongue:
7Because #Cp. Ps. 139.7 & Jer. 23.24.the spirit of the Lord hath filled #1.7 Gr. the inhabited earth.the world,
And that #Cp. ch. 12.1 & Ecclus. 43.26 & Col. 1.17 (mg.).which holdeth all things together hath knowledge of every voice.
8Therefore no man that uttereth unrighteous things shall be unseen;
# 1.8 Some authorities read Nor indeed. Neither shall Justice, when it convicteth, pass him by.
9For in the midst of his counsels the ungodly shall be searched out;
And the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord
To bring to conviction his lawless deeds:
10Because there is an ear of #Cp. ch. 5.17. See Ex. 20.5.jealousy that listeneth to all things,
And the noise of murmurings is not hid.
11 # Cp. Phil. 2.14. Beware then of unprofitable murmuring,
And #Cp. Rom. 1.30 & 2 Cor. 12.20.refrain your tongue from backbiting;
Because no secret utterance #Cp. Mat. 12.36.shall go on its way void,
And #Cp. Prov. 19.9.a mouth that belieth destroyeth a soul.
12Court not death in the error of your life;
Neither draw upon yourselves destruction by the works of your hands:
13 # Cp. ch. 2.23,24. Because God made not death;
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Ezek. 18.32 & 33.11. 2 Esd. 8.59. Neither delighteth he when the living perish:
14For he created all things that they might have being:
# Cp. Gen. 1.31. And #1.14 Or all the races of creatures in the worldthe generative powers of the world are healthsome,
And there is no poison of destruction in them:
Nor hath Hades #1.14 Or a royal houseroyal dominion upon earth,
15 # Cp. ch. 6.18,19. For righteousness is immortal:
16But ungodly men by their hands and their words called #1.16 Or Hades Gr. him.death unto them:
Deeming him a friend they #1.16 Or were consumed with love of himconsumed away,
# Cp. Is. 28.15,18. And they made a covenant with him,
Because they are worthy to be #ch. 2.24.of his portion.
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