Proverbs 9:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you want to live, give up your foolishness and let understanding guide your steps.”

Cross References

Psalm 119:115

All you worthless people, get away from me! I am determined to obey the commands of my God.

Psalm 45:10

Bride of the king, listen carefully to me. Forget your own people and your father's family.

Proverbs 10:17

Accept correction, and you will find life; reject correction, and you will miss the road.

Proverbs 13:20

Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools.

Proverbs 23:19

Listen to me, my children! Be wise and have enough sense to follow the right path.

Proverbs 4:11

I have shown you the way that makes sense; I have guided you along the right path.

Proverbs 8:35

By finding me, you find life, and the LORD will be pleased with you.

Proverbs 9:11

I am Wisdom. If you follow me, you will live a long time.

Ezekiel 11:20

and all my laws and teachings. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 37:24

Their king will always come from the family of my servant King David and will care for them like a shepherd. The people of Israel will faithfully obey my laws. They and their descendants will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, just as their ancestors did.

Luke 13:24

Do all you can to go in by the narrow door! A lot of people will try to get in, but will not be able to.

Acts 2:40

Peter told them many other things as well. Then he said, “I beg you to save yourselves from what will happen to all these evil people.”

2 Corinthians 6:17

The Lord also says, “Leave them and stay away! Don't touch anything that isn't clean. Then I will welcome you

Revelation 18:4

Then I heard another voice from heaven shout, “My people, you must escape from Babylon. Don't take part in her sins and share her punishment.