Proverbs:16-18
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The preparations of the heart in man ,
and the answer of the tongue ,
is from the LORD .
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All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes ;
but the LORD weigheth the spirits .
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Commit thy works unto the LORD ,
and thy thoughts shall be established .
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The LORD hath made all things for himself ma #
aneh #:
yea ,
even the wicked for the day of evil .
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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD :
though hand join in hand ,
he shall not be unpunished .
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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged :
and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil .
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When a mans ways please the LORD ,
he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him .
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Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right .
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A mans heart deviseth his way :
but the LORD directeth his steps tsa #
ad #.
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A divine sentence is in the lips of the king :
his mouth transgresseth not in judgment .
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A just weight and balance are the LORDS :
all the weights of the bag are his work ma #
aseh #.
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It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness :
for the throne is established by righteousness .
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Righteous lips are the delight of kings ;
and they love him that speaketh right .
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The wrath of a king is as messengers of death :
but a wise man will pacify it .
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In the light of the kings countenance is life ;
and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain .
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How much better is it to get wisdom than gold !
and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver !
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The highway of the upright is to depart from evil :
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul .
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Pride goeth before destruction ,
and an haughty spirit before a fall .
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Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly #,
than to divide the spoil with the proud ge #
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He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good :
and whoso trusteth in the LORD ,
happy is he .
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The wise in heart shall be called prudent :
and the sweetn4986of the lips increaseth learning .
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Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it :
but the instruction of fools is folly .
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The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth ,
and addeth learning to his lips .
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Pleasant words are as an honeycomb tsuwph #,
sweet to the soul ,
and health to the bones .
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There is a way that seemeth right unto a man ,
but the end thereof are the ways of death .
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He that laboureth laboureth for himself ;
for his mouth craveth it of him .
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An ungodly man diggeth up evil :
and in his lips there is as a burning fire .
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A froward man soweth strife :
and a whisperer separateth chief friends .
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A violent man enticeth his neighbour ,
and leadeth him into the way that is not good .
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He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things :
moving his lips he bringeth #
evil to pass .
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The hoary head is a crown of glory tiph #
arah #,
if it be found in the way of righteousness .
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He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty ;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city .
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The lot is cast into the lap ;
but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD .
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Better is a dry morsel ,
and quietness therewith ,
than an house full of sacrifices with strife .
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A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame ,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren .
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The fining pot is for silver ,
and the furnace for gold :
but the LORD trieth the hearts .
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A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips ;
and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue .
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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker :
and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished .
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Childrens children are the crown of old men ;
and the glory of children are their fathers .
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool :
much less do lying lips a prince .
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A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it :
whithersoever it turneth ,
it prospereth .
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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love ;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends .
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A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool .
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion :
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him .
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Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man ,
rather than a fool in his folly .
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good ,
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from his house .
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The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water :
therefore leave off contention ,
before it be meddled with .
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He that justifieth the wicked ,
and he that condemneth the just ,
even they both are abomination to the LORD .
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom ,
seeing he hath no heart to it ?
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A friend loveth at all times ,
and a brother is born for adversity .
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A man void of understanding striketh hands ,
and becometh surety in the presence of his friend .
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He loveth transgression that loveth strife :
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction .
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good :
and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief .
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He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow :
and the father of a fool hath no joy .
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine :
but a broken spirit drieth the bones .
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A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment .
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Wisdom is before him that hath understanding paniym #;
but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth .
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A foolish son is a grief to his father ,
and bitterness to her that bare him .
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Also to punish the just is not good ,
nor to strike princes for equity .
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words :
and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit .
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Even a fool ,
when he holdeth his peace ,
is counted wise :
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding .
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Through desire a man ,
having separated himself ,
seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom .
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A fool hath no delight in understanding ,
but that his heart may discover itself .
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When the wicked cometh ,
then cometh also contempt ,
and with ignominy reproach .
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The words of a mans mouth are as deep waters ,
and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook .
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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked ,
to overthrow the righteous in judgment .
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A fools lips enter into contention ,
and his mouth calleth for strokes .
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A fools mouth is his destruction ,
and his lips are the snare of his soul .
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds ,
and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly .
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He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster .
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The name of the LORD is a strong tower :
the righteous runneth into it ,
and is safe .
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The rich mans wealth is his strong city ,
and as an high wall in his own conceit .
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Before destruction the heart of man is haughty ,
and before honour is humility .
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He that answereth a matter before he heareth it ,
it is folly and shame unto him .
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The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity ;
but a wounded spirit who can bear ?
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The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge da #
ath #;
and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge da #
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A mans gift maketh room for him ,
and bringeth him before great men .
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He that is first in his own cause seemeth just ;
but his neighbour cometh (
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and searcheth him .
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The lot causeth contentions to cease ,
and parteth between the mighty .
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city :
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle .
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A mans belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth ;
and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled .
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue :
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof .
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Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing ,
and obtaineth favour of the LORD .
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The poor useth intreaties ;
but the rich answereth roughly .
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A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly :
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother .
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Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity ,
than he that is perverse in his lips ,
and is a fool .