Proverbs:21-23
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The kings heart is in the hand of the LORD ,
as the rivers of water :
he turneth it whithersoever he will .
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Every way of a man is right in his own eyes :
but the LORD pondereth the hearts .
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To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice .
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An high look ,
and a proud heart ,
and the plowing of the wicked ,
is sin chatta #
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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness ;
but of every one that is hasty only to want .
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The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death .
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The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them ;
because they refuse to do judgment .
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The way of man is froward and strange :
but as for the pure ,
his work is right .
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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop ,
than with a brawling woman in a wide house .
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The soul of the wicked desireth evil :
his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes .
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When ther is punished ,
the simple is made wise :
and when the wise is instructed ,
he receiveth knowledge da #
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The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked :
but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness .
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Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor ,
he also shall cry himself ,
but shall not be heard .
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A gift in secret pacifieth anger :
and a reward in the bosom strong wrath .
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It is joy to the just to do judgment :
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity .
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The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead .
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He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man :
he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich .
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The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous ,
and the transgressor for the upright .
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It is better to dwell in the wilderness #
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than with a contentious and an angry woman .
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There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise ;
but a foolish man spendeth it up .
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He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life ,
righteousness ,
and honour .
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A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty ,
and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof .
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles .
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Proud and haughty scorner is his name ,
who dealeth in proud wrath .
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The desire of the slothful killeth him ;
for his hands refuse to labour .
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He coveteth greedily all the day long :
but the righteous giveth and spareth not .
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The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination tow #
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how much more ,
when he bringeth it with a wicked mind ?
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A false witness shall perish :
but the man that heareth speaketh constantly .
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A wicked man hardeneth his face :
but as for the upright ,
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his way .
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There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD .
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The horse is prepared against the day of battle :
but safety is of the LORD .
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches ,
and loving favour rather than silver and gold .
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The rich and poor meet together :
the LORD is the maker of them all .
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A prudent man foreseeth the evil ,
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himself :
but the simple pass on ,
and are punished .
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By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches ,
and honour ,
and life .
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Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward :
he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them .
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Train up a child in the way he should go :
and when he is old ,
he will not depart from it .
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The rich ruleth over the poor ,
and the borrower is servant to the lender #
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He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity :
and the rod of his anger shall fail .
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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ;
for he giveth of his bread to the poor .
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Cast out the scorner ,
and contention shall go out ;
yea ,
strife and reproach shall cease .
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He that loveth pureness t @
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for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend .
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The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge da #
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and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor .
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The slothful man saith ,
There is a lion without ,
I shall be slain in the streets .
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The mouth of strange women is a deep pit :
he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein .
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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child na #
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but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him .
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches ,
and he that giveth to the rich ,
shall surely come to want .
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Bow down thine ear ,
and hear the words of the wise ,
and apply thine heart unto my knowledge da #
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For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee ;
they shall withal be fitted in thy lips .
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That thy trust may be in the LORD ,
I have made known to thee this day ,
even to thee .
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Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge da #
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That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ;
that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee ?
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Rob not the poor ,
because he is poor :
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate sha #
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For the LORD will plead their cause ,
and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them .
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Make no friendship with an angry man ba #
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and with a furious man thou shalt not go :
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Lest thou learn his ways ,
and get a snare to thy soul .
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Be not thou one of them that strike hands ,
or of them that are sureties for debts mashsha #
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If thou hast nothing to pay ,
why should he take away thy bed from under thee ?
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Remove not the ancient landmark ,
which thy fathers have set .
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Seest thou a man diligent in his business m @
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he shall stand before kings ;
he shall not stand before mean men .
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler ,
consider diligently what is before thee :
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And put a knife to thy throat ,
if thou be a man given to appetite .
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Be not desirous of his dainties mat #
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for they are deceitful meat .
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Labour not to be rich :
cease from thine own wisdom .
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Wilt thou set (
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thine eyes upon that which is not ?
for riches certainly make themselves wings ;
they fly away (
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as an eagle toward heaven .
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye ,
neither desire thou his dainty meats mat #
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For as he thinketh in his heart ,
so is he :
Eat and drink ,
saith he to thee ;
but his heart is not with thee .
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The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up ,
and lose thy sweet words .
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Speak not in the ears of a fool :
for he will despise the wisdom of thy words .
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Remove not the old landmark ;
and enter not into the fields of the fatherless :
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For their redeemer is mighty ;
he shall plead their cause with thee .
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Apply thine heart unto instruction ,
and thine ears to the words of knowledge da #
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Withhold not correction from the child na #
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for if thou beatest him with the rod ,
he shall not die .
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Thou shalt beat him with the rod ,
and shalt deliver his soul from hell sh @#
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My son ,
if thine heart be wise ,
my heart shall rejoice ,
even mine .
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Yea ,
my reins shall rejoice ,
when thy lips speak right things .
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Let not thine heart envy sinners :
but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long .
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For surely there is an end ;
and thine expectation shall not be cut off .
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Hear thou ,
my son ,
and be wise ,
and guide thine heart in the way .
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Be not among winebibbers yayin #;
among riotous eaters of flesh :
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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty :
and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags .
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Hearken unto thy father that begat thee ,
and despise not thy mother when she is old .
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Buy the truth ,
and sell it not ;
also wisdom ,
and instruction ,
and understanding .
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The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice :
and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him .
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Thy father and thy mother shall be glad ,
and she that bare thee shall rejoice .
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My son ,
give me thine heart ,
and let thine eyes observe my ways .
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For a whore is a deep ditch ;
and a strange woman is a narrow pit @#
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She also lieth in wait as for a prey ,
and increaseth the transgressors among men .
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Who hath woe ?
who hath sorrow ?
who hath contentions ?
who hath babbling ?
who hath wounds without cause ?
who hath redness of eyes ?
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They that tarry long at the wine ;
they that go to seek mixed wine .
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Look not thou upon the wine when it is red ,
when it giveth his colour in the cup ,
when it moveth itself aright .
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At the last it biteth like a serpent ,
and stingeth like an adder .
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Thine eyes shall behold strange women ,
and thine heart shall utter perverse things .
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Yea ,
thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea ,
or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast .
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They have stricken me ,
shalt thou say ,
and I was not sick ;
they have beaten me ,
and I felt it not :
when shall I awake ?
I will seek it yet again .
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Be not thou envious against evil men ,
neither desire to be with them .