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Proverbs 9:11-13
Good News Translation

11 Wisdom will add years to your life. 12 You are the one who will profit if you have wisdom, and if you reject it, you are the one who will suffer.

13 Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant, shameless woman.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 9:13 Verse 13 in Hebrew is unclear.
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Proverbs 9:11-13
New International Version

11 For through wisdom[a] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(A)
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

13 Folly is an unruly woman;(B)
    she is simple and knows nothing.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me
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