Proverbs:16-20
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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 :
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 man '
s 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 man '
s heart deviseth his way :
but the LORD directeth his steps .
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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 LORD '
S :
all the weights of the bag are his work .
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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 king '
s 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 .
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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 sweetness of 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 ,
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 ,
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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Children '
s 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 ,
evil shall not depart 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 ;
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 man '
s 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 fool '
s lips enter into contention ,
and his mouth calleth for strokes .
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A fool '
s 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 man '
s 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 ;
and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge .
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A man '
s 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 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 man '
s 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 .
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Also ,
that the soul be without knowledge ,
it is not good ;
and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth .
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The foolishness of man perverteth his way :
and his heart fretteth against the LORD .
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Wealth maketh many friends ;
but the poor is separated from his neighbour .
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A false witness shall not be unpunished ,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape .
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Many will intreat the favour of the prince :
and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts .
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All the brethren of the poor do hate him :
how much more do his friends go far from him ?
he pursueth them with words ,
yet they are wanting to him .
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He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul :
he that keepeth understanding shall find good .
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A false witness shall not be unpunished ,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish .
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Delight is not seemly for a fool ;
much less for a servant to have rule over princes .
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The discretion of a man deferreth his anger ;
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression .
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The king '
s wrath is as the roaring of a lion ;
but his favour is as dew upon the grass .
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A foolish son is the calamity of his father :
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping .
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House and riches are the inheritance of fathers :
and a prudent wife is from the LORD .
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Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep ;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger .
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He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul ;
but he that despiseth his ways shall die .
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He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD ;
and that which he hath given will he pay him again .
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Chasten thy son while there is hope ,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying .
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A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment :
for if thou deliver him ,
yet thou must do it again .
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Hear counsel ,
and receive instruction ,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end .
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There are many devices in a man '
s heart ;
nevertheless the counsel of the LORD ,
that shall stand .
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The desire of a man is his kindness :
and a poor man is better than a liar .
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The fear of the LORD tendeth to life :
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied ;
he shall not be visited with evil .
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A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom ,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again .
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Smite a scorner ,
and the simple will beware :
and reprove one that hath understanding ,
and he will understand knowledge .
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He that wasteth his father ,
and chaseth away his mother ,
is a son that causeth shame ,
and bringeth reproach .
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Cease ,
my son ,
to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge .
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An ungodly witness scorneth judgment :
and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity .
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Judgments are prepared for scorners ,
and stripes for the back of fools .
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Wine is a mocker ,
strong drink is raging :
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise .
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The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion :
whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul .
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It is an honour for a man to cease from strife :
but every fool will be meddling .
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold ;
therefore shall he beg in harvest ,
and have nothing .
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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water ;
but a man of understanding will draw it out .
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Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness :
but a faithful man who can find ?
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The just man walketh in his integrity :
his children are blessed after him .
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A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes .
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Who can say ,
I have made my heart clean ,
I am pure from my sin ?
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Divers weights ,
and divers measures ,
both of them are alike abomination to the LORD .
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Even a child is known by his doings ,
whether his work be pure ,
and whether it be right .
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The hearing ear ,
and the seeing eye ,
the LORD hath made even both of them .
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Love not sleep ,
lest thou come to poverty ;
open thine eyes ,
and thou shalt be satisfied with bread .
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It is naught ,
it is naught ,
saith the buyer :
but when he is gone his way ,
then he boasteth .
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There is gold ,
and a multitude of rubies :
but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel .
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger :
and take a pledge of him for a strange woman .
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Bread of deceit is sweet to a man ;
but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel .
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Every purpose is established by counsel :
and with good advice make war .
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He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets :
therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips .
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Whoso curseth his father or his mother ,
his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness .
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An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning ;
but the end thereof shall not be blessed .
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Say not thou ,
I will recompense evil ;
but wait on the LORD ,
and he shall save thee .
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Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD ;
and a false balance is not good .
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Man '
s goings are of the LORD ;
how can a man then understand his own way ?
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It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy ,
and after vows to make enquiry .
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A wise king scattereth the wicked ,
and bringeth the wheel over them .
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The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD ,
searching all the inward parts of the belly .
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Mercy and truth preserve the king :
and his throne is upholden by mercy .
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The glory of young men is their strength :
and the beauty of old men is the gray head .
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The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil :
so do stripes the inward parts of the belly .
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The king '
s heart is in the hand of the LORD ,
as the rivers of water :
he turneth it whithersoever he will .
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