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The proverbs of Solomon .
A wise son maketh a glad father :
but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother .
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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing :
but righteousness delivereth from death .
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The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish :
but he casteth away the substance of the wicked .
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand :
but the hand of the diligent maketh rich .
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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son :
but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame .
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Blessings are upon the head of the just :
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked .
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The memory of the just is blessed :
but the name of the wicked shall rot .
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The wise in heart will receive commandments :
but a prating fool shall fall .
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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely :
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known .
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He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow :
but a prating fool shall fall .
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The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life :
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked .
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Hatred stirreth up strifes :
but love covereth all sins .
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In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found :
but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding .
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Wise men lay up knowledge :
but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction .
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The rich man '
s wealth is his strong city :
the destruction of the poor is their poverty .
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The labour of the righteous tendeth to life :
the fruit of the wicked to sin .
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He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction :
but he that refuseth reproof erreth .
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He that hideth hatred with lying lips ,
and he that uttereth a slander ,
is a fool .
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin :
but he that refraineth his lips is wise .
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The tongue of the just is as choice silver :
the heart of the wicked is little worth .
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The lips of the righteous feed many :
but fools die for want of wisdom .
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The blessing of the LORD ,
it maketh rich ,
and he addeth no sorrow with it .
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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief :
but a man of understanding hath wisdom .
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The fear of the wicked ,
it shall come upon him :
but the desire of the righteous shall be granted .
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As the whirlwind passeth ,
so is the wicked no more :
but the righteous is an everlasting foundation .
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As vinegar to the teeth ,
and as smoke to the eyes ,
so is the sluggard to them that send him .
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The fear of the LORD prolongeth days :
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened .
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The hope of the righteous shall be gladness :
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish .
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The way of the LORD is strength to the upright :
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity .
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The righteous shall never be removed :
but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth .
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The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom :
but the froward tongue shall be cut out .
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable :
but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness .
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A false balance is abomination to the LORD :
but a just weight is his delight .
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When pride cometh ,
then cometh shame :
but with the lowly is wisdom .
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The integrity of the upright shall guide them :
but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them .
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Riches profit not in the day of wrath :
but righteousness delivereth from death .
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The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way :
but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness .
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The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them :
but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness .
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When a wicked man dieth ,
his expectation shall perish :
and the hope of unjust men perisheth .
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The righteous is delivered out of trouble ,
and the wicked cometh in his stead .
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An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour :
but through knowledge shall the just be delivered .
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When it goeth well with the righteous ,
the city rejoiceth :
and when the wicked perish ,
there is shouting .
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By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted :
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked .
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He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour :
but a man of understanding holdeth his peace .
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A talebearer revealeth secrets :
but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter .
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Where no counsel is ,
the people fall :
but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety .
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it :
and he that hateth suretiship is sure .
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A gracious woman retaineth honour :
and strong men retain riches .
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The merciful man doeth good to his own soul :
but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh .
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The wicked worketh a deceitful work :
but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward .
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As righteousness tendeth to life :
so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death .
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They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD :
but such as are upright in their way are his delight .
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Though hand join in hand ,
the wicked shall not be unpunished :
but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered .
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As a jewel of gold in a swine '
s snout ,
so is a fair woman which is without discretion .
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The desire of the righteous is only good :
but the expectation of the wicked is wrath .
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There is that scattereth ,
and yet increaseth ;
and there is that withholdeth more than is meet ,
but it tendeth to poverty .
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The liberal soul shall be made fat :
and he that watereth shall be watered also himself .
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He that withholdeth corn ,
the people shall curse him :
but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it .
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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour :
but he that seeketh mischief ,
it shall come unto him .
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He that trusteth in his riches shall fall :
but the righteous shall flourish as a branch .
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He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind :
and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart .
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life ;
and he that winneth souls is wise .
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Behold ,
the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth :
much more the wicked and the sinner .
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Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge :
but he that hateth reproof is brutish .
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A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD :
but a man of wicked devices will he condemn .
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A man shall not be established by wickedness :
but the root of the righteous shall not be moved .
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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband :
but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones .
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The thoughts of the righteous are right :
but the counsels of the wicked are deceit .
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The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood :
but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them .
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The wicked are overthrown ,
and are not :
but the house of the righteous shall stand .
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A man shall be commended according to his wisdom :
but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised .
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He that is despised ,
and hath a servant ,
is better than he that honoureth himself ,
and lacketh bread .
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast :
but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel .
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He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread :
but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding .
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The wicked desireth the net of evil men :
but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit .
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The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips :
but the just shall come out of trouble .
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A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth :
and the recompence of a man '
s hands shall be rendered unto him .
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes :
but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise .
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A fool '
s wrath is presently known :
but a prudent man covereth shame .
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He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness :
but a false witness deceit .
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There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword :
but the tongue of the wise is health .
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The lip of truth shall be established for ever :
but a lying tongue is but for a moment .
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Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil :
but to the counsellors of peace is joy .
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There shall no evil happen to the just :
but the wicked shall be filled with mischief .
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Lying lips are abomination to the LORD :
but they that deal truly are his delight .
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A prudent man concealeth knowledge :
but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness .
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The hand of the diligent shall bear rule :
but the slothful shall be under tribute .
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Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop :
but a good word maketh it glad .
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The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour :
but the way of the wicked seduceth them .
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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting :
but the substance of a diligent man is precious .
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In the way of righteousness is life ;
and in the pathway thereof there is no death .
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A wise son heareth his father '
s instruction :
but a scorner heareth not rebuke .
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A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth :
but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence .
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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life :
but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction .
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The soul of the sluggard desireth ,
and hath nothing :
but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat .
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A righteous man hateth lying :
but a wicked man is loathsome ,
and cometh to shame .
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Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way :
but wickedness overthroweth the sinner .
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There is that maketh himself rich ,
yet hath nothing :
there is that maketh himself poor ,
yet hath great riches .
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The ransom of a man '
s life are his riches :
but the poor heareth not rebuke .
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The light of the righteous rejoiceth :
but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out .
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Only by pride cometh contention :
but with the well advised is wisdom .
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Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished :
but he that gathereth by labour shall increase .
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Hope deferred maketh the heart sick :
but when the desire cometh ,
it is a tree of life .
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Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed :
but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded .
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The law of the wise is a fountain of life ,
to depart from the snares of death .
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Good understanding giveth favour :
but the way of transgressors is hard .
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Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge :
but a fool layeth open his folly .
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A wicked messenger falleth into mischief :
but a faithful ambassador is health .
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Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction :
but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured .
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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul :
but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil .
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise :
but a companion of fools shall be destroyed .
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Evil pursueth sinners :
but to the righteous good shall be repayed .
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A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children '
s children :
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just .
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Much food is in the tillage of the poor :
but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment .
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son :
but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes .
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The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul :
but the belly of the wicked shall want .
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Every wise woman buildeth her house :
but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands .
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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD :
but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him .
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride :
but the lips of the wise shall preserve them .
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Where no oxen are ,
the crib is clean :
but much increase is by the strength of the ox .
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A faithful witness will not lie :
but a false witness will utter lies .
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A scorner seeketh wisdom ,
and findeth it not :
but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth .
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Go from the presence of a foolish man ,
when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge .
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way :
but the folly of fools is deceit .
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Fools make a mock at sin :
but among the righteous there is favour .
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The heart knoweth his own bitterness ;
and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy .
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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown :
but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish .
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man ,
but the end thereof are the ways of death .
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful ;
and the end of that mirth is heaviness .
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The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways :
and a good man shall be satisfied from himself .
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The simple believeth every word :
but the prudent man looketh well to his going .
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A wise man feareth ,
and departeth from evil :
but the fool rageth ,
and is confident .
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He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly :
and a man of wicked devices is hated .
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The simple inherit folly :
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge .
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The evil bow before the good ;
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous .
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The poor is hated even of his own neighbour :
but the rich hath many friends .
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He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth :
but he that hath mercy on the poor ,
happy is he .
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Do they not err that devise evil ?
but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good .
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In all labour there is profit :
but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury .
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The crown of the wise is their riches :
but the foolishness of fools is folly .
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A true witness delivereth souls :
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies .
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In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence :
and his children shall have a place of refuge .
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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life ,
to depart from the snares of death .
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In the multitude of people is the king '
s honour :
but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince .
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He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding :
but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly .
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A sound heart is the life of the flesh :
but envy the rottenness of the bones .
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He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker :
but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor .
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The wicked is driven away in his wickedness :
but the righteous hath hope in his death .
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Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding :
but that which is in the midst of fools is made known .
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Righteousness exalteth a nation :
but sin is a reproach to any people .
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The king '
s favour is toward a wise servant :
but his wrath is against him that causeth shame .
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A soft answer turneth away wrath :
but grievous words stir up anger .
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The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright :
but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness .
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The eyes of the LORD are in every place ,
beholding the evil and the good .
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A wholesome tongue is a tree of life :
but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit .
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A fool despiseth his father '
s instruction :
but he that regardeth reproof is prudent .
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In the house of the righteous is much treasure :
but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble .
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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge :
but the heart of the foolish doeth not so .
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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD :
but the prayer of the upright is his delight .
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The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD :
but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness .
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Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way :
and he that hateth reproof shall die .
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Hell and destruction are before the LORD :
how much more then the hearts of the children of men ?
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A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him :
neither will he go unto the wise .
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A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance :
but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken .
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The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge :
but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness .
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All the days of the afflicted are evil :
but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast .
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Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith .
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Better is a dinner of herbs where love is ,
than a stalled ox and hatred therewith .
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A wrathful man stirreth up strife :
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife .
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The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns :
but the way of the righteous is made plain .
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A wise son maketh a glad father :
but a foolish man despiseth his mother .
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Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom :
but a man of understanding walketh uprightly .
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Without counsel purposes are disappointed :
but in the multitude of counsellors they are established .
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A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth :
and a word spoken in due season ,
how good is it !
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The way of life is above to the wise ,
that he may depart from hell beneath .
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The LORD will destroy the house of the proud :
but he will establish the border of the widow .
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The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD :
but the words of the pure are pleasant words .
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He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house ;
but he that hateth gifts shall live .
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The heart of the righteous studieth to answer :
but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things .
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The LORD is far from the wicked :
but he heareth the prayer of the righteous .
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The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart :
and a good report maketh the bones fat .
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The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise .
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He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul :
but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding .
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The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom ;
and before honour is humility .
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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 .
*
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep ;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger .
*
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul ;
but he that despiseth his ways shall die .
*
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD ;
and that which he hath given will he pay him again .
*
Chasten thy son while there is hope ,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying .
*
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment :
for if thou deliver him ,
yet thou must do it again .
*
Hear counsel ,
and receive instruction ,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end .
*
There are many devices in a man '
s heart ;
nevertheless the counsel of the LORD ,
that shall stand .
*
The desire of a man is his kindness :
and a poor man is better than a liar .
*
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life :
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied ;
he shall not be visited with evil .
*
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom ,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again .
*
Smite a scorner ,
and the simple will beware :
and reprove one that hath understanding ,
and he will understand knowledge .
*
He that wasteth his father ,
and chaseth away his mother ,
is a son that causeth shame ,
and bringeth reproach .
*
Cease ,
my son ,
to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge .
*
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment :
and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity .
*
Judgments are prepared for scorners ,
and stripes for the back of fools .
*
Wine is a mocker ,
strong drink is raging :
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise .
*
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion :
whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul .
*
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife :
but every fool will be meddling .
*
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold ;
therefore shall he beg in harvest ,
and have nothing .
*
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water ;
but a man of understanding will draw it out .
*
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness :
but a faithful man who can find ?
*
The just man walketh in his integrity :
his children are blessed after him .
*
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes .
*
Who can say ,
I have made my heart clean ,
I am pure from my sin ?
*
Divers weights ,
and divers measures ,
both of them are alike abomination to the LORD .
*
Even a child is known by his doings ,
whether his work be pure ,
and whether it be right .
*
The hearing ear ,
and the seeing eye ,
the LORD hath made even both of them .
*
Love not sleep ,
lest thou come to poverty ;
open thine eyes ,
and thou shalt be satisfied with bread .
*
It is naught ,
it is naught ,
saith the buyer :
but when he is gone his way ,
then he boasteth .
*
There is gold ,
and a multitude of rubies :
but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel .
*
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger :
and take a pledge of him for a strange woman .
*
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man ;
but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel .
*
Every purpose is established by counsel :
and with good advice make war .
*
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets :
therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips .
*
Whoso curseth his father or his mother ,
his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness .
*
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning ;
but the end thereof shall not be blessed .
*
Say not thou ,
I will recompense evil ;
but wait on the LORD ,
and he shall save thee .
*
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD ;
and a false balance is not good .
*
Man '
s goings are of the LORD ;
how can a man then understand his own way ?
*
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy ,
and after vows to make enquiry .
*
A wise king scattereth the wicked ,
and bringeth the wheel over them .
*
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD ,
searching all the inward parts of the belly .
*
Mercy and truth preserve the king :
and his throne is upholden by mercy .
*
The glory of young men is their strength :
and the beauty of old men is the gray head .
*
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil :
so do stripes the inward parts of the belly .
*
The king '
s heart is in the hand of the LORD ,
as the rivers of water :
he turneth it whithersoever he will .
*
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes :
but the LORD pondereth the hearts .
*
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice .
*
An high look ,
and a proud heart ,
and the plowing of the wicked ,
is sin .
*
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness ;
but of every one that is hasty only to want .
*
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death .
*
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them ;
because they refuse to do judgment .
*
The way of man is froward and strange :
but as for the pure ,
his work is right .
*
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop ,
than with a brawling woman in a wide house .
*
The soul of the wicked desireth evil :
his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes .
*
When the scorner is punished ,
the simple is made wise :
and when the wise is instructed ,
he receiveth knowledge .
*
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked :
but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness .
*
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor ,
he also shall cry himself ,
but shall not be heard .
*
A gift in secret pacifieth anger :
and a reward in the bosom strong wrath .
*
It is joy to the just to do judgment :
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity .
*
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead .
*
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man :
he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich .
*
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous ,
and the transgressor for the upright .
*
It is better to dwell in the wilderness ,
than with a contentious and an angry woman .
*
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise ;
but a foolish man spendeth it up .
*
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life ,
righteousness ,
and honour .
*
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty ,
and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof .
*
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles .
*
Proud and haughty scorner is his name ,
who dealeth in proud wrath .
*
The desire of the slothful killeth him ;
for his hands refuse to labour .
*
He coveteth greedily all the day long :
but the righteous giveth and spareth not .
*
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination :
how much more ,
when he bringeth it with a wicked mind ?
*
A false witness shall perish :
but the man that heareth speaketh constantly .
*
A wicked man hardeneth his face :
but as for the upright ,
he directeth his way .
*
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD .
*
The horse is prepared against the day of battle :
but safety is of the LORD .
*
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches ,
and loving favour rather than silver and gold .
*
The rich and poor meet together :
the LORD is the maker of them all .
*
A prudent man foreseeth the evil ,
and hideth himself :
but the simple pass on ,
and are punished .
*
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches ,
and honour ,
and life .
*
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward :
he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them .
*
Train up a child in the way he should go :
and when he is old ,
he will not depart from it .
*
The rich ruleth over the poor ,
and the borrower is servant to the lender .
*
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity :
and the rod of his anger shall fail .
*
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ;
for he giveth of his bread to the poor .
*
Cast out the scorner ,
and contention shall go out ;
yea ,
strife and reproach shall cease .
*
He that loveth pureness of heart ,
for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend .
*
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge ,
and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor .
*
The slothful man saith ,
There is a lion without ,
I shall be slain in the streets .
*
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit :
he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein .
*
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child ;
but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him .
*
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches ,
and he that giveth to the rich ,
shall surely come to want .
*
Bow down thine ear ,
and hear the words of the wise ,
and apply thine heart unto my knowledge .
*
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee ;
they shall withal be fitted in thy lips .
*
That thy trust may be in the LORD ,
I have made known to thee this day ,
even to thee .
*
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge ,
*
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 ?
*
Rob not the poor ,
because he is poor :
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate :
*
For the LORD will plead their cause ,
and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them .
*
Make no friendship with an angry man ;
and with a furious man thou shalt not go :
*
Lest thou learn his ways ,
and get a snare to thy soul .
*
Be not thou one of them that strike hands ,
or of them that are sureties for debts .
*
If thou hast nothing to pay ,
why should he take away thy bed from under thee ?
*
Remove not the ancient landmark ,
which thy fathers have set .
*
Seest thou a man diligent in his business ?
he shall stand before kings ;
he shall not stand before mean men .
*
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler ,
consider diligently what is before thee :
*
And put a knife to thy throat ,
if thou be a man given to appetite .
*
Be not desirous of his dainties :
for they are deceitful meat .
*
Labour not to be rich :
cease from thine own wisdom .
*
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not ?
for riches certainly make themselves wings ;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven .
*
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye ,
neither desire thou his dainty meats :
*
For as he thinketh in his heart ,
so is he :
Eat and drink ,
saith he to thee ;
but his heart is not with thee .
*
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up ,
and lose thy sweet words .
*
Speak not in the ears of a fool :
for he will despise the wisdom of thy words .
*
Remove not the old landmark ;
and enter not into the fields of the fatherless :
*
For their redeemer is mighty ;
he shall plead their cause with thee .
*
Apply thine heart unto instruction ,
and thine ears to the words of knowledge .
*
Withhold not correction from the child :
for if thou beatest him with the rod ,
he shall not die .
*
Thou shalt beat him with the rod ,
and shalt deliver his soul from hell .
*
My son ,
if thine heart be wise ,
my heart shall rejoice ,
even mine .
*
Yea ,
my reins shall rejoice ,
when thy lips speak right things .
*
Let not thine heart envy sinners :
but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long .
*
For surely there is an end ;
and thine expectation shall not be cut off .
*
Hear thou ,
my son ,
and be wise ,
and guide thine heart in the way .
*
Be not among winebibbers ;
among riotous eaters of flesh :
*
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty :
and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags .
*
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee ,
and despise not thy mother when she is old .
*
Buy the truth ,
and sell it not ;
also wisdom ,
and instruction ,
and understanding .
*
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice :
and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him .
*
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad ,
and she that bare thee shall rejoice .
*
My son ,
give me thine heart ,
and let thine eyes observe my ways .
*
For a whore is a deep ditch ;
and a strange woman is a narrow pit .
*
She also lieth in wait as for a prey ,
and increaseth the transgressors among men .
*
Who hath woe ?
who hath sorrow ?
who hath contentions ?
who hath babbling ?
who hath wounds without cause ?
who hath redness of eyes ?
*
They that tarry long at the wine ;
they that go to seek mixed wine .
*
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red ,
when it giveth his colour in the cup ,
when it moveth itself aright .
*
At the last it biteth like a serpent ,
and stingeth like an adder .
*
Thine eyes shall behold strange women ,
and thine heart shall utter perverse things .
*
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 .
*
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 .
*
Be not thou envious against evil men ,
neither desire to be with them .
*
For their heart studieth destruction ,
and their lips talk of mischief .
*
Through wisdom is an house builded ;
and by understanding it is established :
*
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches .
*
A wise man is strong ;
yea ,
a man of knowledge increaseth strength .
*
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war :
and in multitude of counsellors there is safety .
*
Wisdom is too high for a fool :
he openeth not his mouth in the gate .
*
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person .
*
The thought of foolishness is sin :
and the scorner is an abomination to men .
*
If thou faint in the day of adversity ,
thy strength is small .
*
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death ,
and those that are ready to be slain ;
*
If thou sayest ,
Behold ,
we knew it not ;
doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ?
and he that keepeth thy soul ,
doth not he know it ?
and shall not he render to every man according to his works ?
*
My son ,
eat thou honey ,
because it is good ;
and the honeycomb ,
which is sweet to thy taste :
*
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul :
when thou hast found it ,
then there shall be a reward ,
and thy expectation shall not be cut off .
*
Lay not wait ,
O wicked man ,
against the dwelling of the righteous ;
spoil not his resting place :
*
For a just man falleth seven times ,
and riseth up again :
but the wicked shall fall into mischief .
*
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth ,
and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth :
*
Lest the LORD see it ,
and it displease him ,
and he turn away his wrath from him .
*
Fret not thyself because of evil men ,
neither be thou envious at the wicked ;
*
For there shall be no reward to the evil man ;
the candle of the wicked shall be put out .
*
My son ,
fear thou the LORD and the king :
and meddle not with them that are given to change :
*
For their calamity shall rise suddenly ;
and who knoweth the ruin of them both ?
*
These things also belong to the wise .
It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment .
*
He that saith unto the wicked ,
Thou art righteous ;
him shall the people curse ,
nations shall abhor him :
*
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight ,
and a good blessing shall come upon them .
*
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer .
*
Prepare thy work without ,
and make it fit for thyself in the field ;
and afterwards build thine house .
*
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause ;
and deceive not with thy lips .
*
Say not ,
I will do so to him as he hath done to me :
I will render to the man according to his work .
*
I went by the field of the slothful ,
and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ;
*
And ,
lo ,
it was all grown over with thorns ,
and nettles had covered the face thereof ,
and the stone wall thereof was broken down .
*
Then I saw ,
and considered it well :
I looked upon it ,
and received instruction .
*
Yet a little sleep ,
a little slumber ,
a little folding of the hands to sleep :
*
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ;
and thy want as an armed man .
*
These are also proverbs of Solomon ,
which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out .