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Psalm 64:2-10

Psalm 64:2-10 (NKJV)
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

Ecclesiastes 7:27-29

Ecclesiastes 7:27-29 (NASB)
"Behold, I have discovered this," says the Preacher, "adding one thing to another to find an explanation,

Proverbs 31:5-9

Proverbs 31:5-9 (NLT)
For if they drink, they may forget the law and not give justice to the oppressed.

Hosea 1:2

Hosea 1:2 (NLT)
When the LORD first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the LORD and worshiping other gods.”

Ecclesiastes 7:26-29

Ecclesiastes 7:26-29 (MSG)
One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught. At least this is my experience—what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I've tried to make sense of life. But the wisdom I've looked for I haven't found. I didn't find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while. Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we're the ones who've made a mess of things.

Proverbs 3:13

Proverbs 3:13 (NKJV)
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;

Matthew 4:19

Matthew 4:19 (MSG)
Jesus said to them, "Come with me. I'll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I'll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass."