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Proverbs 14:7

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Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
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  1. Proverbs 13:20Rank 1 from verse 7
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  2. 1 Corinthians 5:11Rank 2 from verse 7
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    11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

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    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  4. Proverbs 9:6Rank 4 from verse 7
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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  5. Proverbs 19:27Rank 5 from verse 7
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    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

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Proverbs 14:7

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

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8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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