Proverbs:19-21
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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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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 .
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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 the scorner is punished ,
the simple is made wise :
and when the wise is instructed ,
he receiveth knowledge .
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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 ,
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 :
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 ,
he directeth 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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