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Proverbs 9:12

โ€œIf thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].โ€

Verse in context โ€” Proverbs 9

10

The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.

11

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

12

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].

13

A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

14

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

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