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My son ,
if you become surety for your friend ,
If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger ,
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You are snared by the words of your mouth ;
You are taken by the words of your mouth .
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So do this ,
my son ,
and deliver yourself ;
For you have come into the hand of your friend :
Go and humble yourself ;
Plead with your friend .
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Give no sleep to your eyes ,
Nor slumber to your eyelids .
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Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter ,
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler .
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Go to the ant ,
you sluggard !
Consider her ways and be wise ,
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Which ,
having no captain ,
Overseer or ruler ,
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Provides her supplies in the summer ,
And gathers her food in the harvest .
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How long will you slumber ,
O sluggard ?
When will you rise from your sleep ?
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A little sleep ,
a little slumber ,
A little folding of the hands to sleep --
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So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler ,
And your need like an armed man .
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A worthless person ,
a wicked man ,
Walks with a perverse mouth ;
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He winks with his eyes ,
He shuffles his feet ,
He points with his fingers ;
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Perversity is in his heart ,
He devises evil continually ,
He sows discord .
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Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly ;
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy .
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These six things the LORD hates ,
Yes ,
seven are an abomination to Him :
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A proud look ,
A lying tongue ,
Hands that shed innocent blood ,
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A heart that devises wicked plans ,
Feet that are swift in running to evil ,
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A false witness who speaks lies ,
And one who sows discord among brethren .
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My son ,
keep your father '
s command ,
And do not forsake the law of your mother .
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Bind them continually upon your heart ;
Tie them around your neck .
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When you roam ,
they will lead you ;
When you sleep ,
they will keep you ;
And when you awake ,
they will speak with you .
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For the commandment is a lamp ,
And the law a light ;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life ,
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To keep you from the evil woman ,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress .
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Do not lust after her beauty in your heart ,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids .
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For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread ;
And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life .
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Can a man take fire to his bosom ,
And his clothes not be burned ?
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Can one walk on hot coals ,
And his feet not be seared ?
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So is he who goes in to his neighbor '
s wife ;
Whoever touches her shall not be innocent .
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People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving .
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Yet when he is found ,
he must restore sevenfold ;
He may have to give up all the substance of his house .
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Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding ;
He who does so destroys his own soul .
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Wounds and dishonor he will get ,
And his reproach will not be wiped away .
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For jealousy is a husband '
s fury ;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance .
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He will accept no recompense ,
Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts .
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My son ,
keep my words ,
And treasure my commands within you .
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Keep my commands and live ,
And my law as the apple of your eye .
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Bind them on your fingers ;
Write them on the tablet of your heart .
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Say to wisdom , "
You are my sister ,"
And call understanding your nearest kin ,
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That they may keep you from the immoral woman ,
From the seductress who flatters with her words .
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For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice ,
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And saw among the simple ,
I perceived among the youths ,
A young man devoid of understanding ,
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Passing along the street near her corner ;
And he took the path to her house
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In the twilight ,
in the evening ,
In the black and dark night .
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And there a woman met him ,
With the attire of a harlot ,
and a crafty heart .
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She was loud and rebellious ,
Her feet would not stay at home .
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At times she was outside ,
at times in the open square ,
Lurking at every corner .
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So she caught him and kissed him ;
With an impudent face she said to him :
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I have peace offerings with me ;
Today I have paid my vows .
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So I came out to meet you ,
Diligently to seek your face ,
And I have found you .
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I have spread my bed with tapestry ,
Colored coverings of Egyptian linen .
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I have perfumed my bed With myrrh ,
aloes ,
and cinnamon .
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Come ,
let us take our fill of love until morning ;
Let us delight ourselves with love .
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For my husband is not at home ;
He has gone on a long journey ;
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He has taken a bag of money with him ,
And will come home on the appointed day ."
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With her enticing speech she caused him to yield ,
With her flattering lips she seduced him .
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Immediately he went after her ,
as an ox goes to the slaughter ,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ,
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Till an arrow struck his liver .
As a bird hastens to the snare ,
He did not know it would cost his life .
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Now therefore ,
listen to me ,
my children ;
Pay attention to the words of my mouth :
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Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways ,
Do not stray into her paths ;
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For she has cast down many wounded ,
And all who were slain by her were strong men .
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Her house is the way to hell ,
Descending to the chambers of death .
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Does not wisdom cry out ,
And understanding lift up her voice ?
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She takes her stand on the top of the high hill ,
Beside the way ,
where the paths meet .
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She cries out by the gates ,
at the entry of the city ,
At the entrance of the doors :
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To you ,
O men ,
I call ,
And my voice is to the sons of men .
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O you simple ones ,
understand prudence ,
And you fools ,
be of an understanding heart .
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Listen ,
for I will speak of excellent things ,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things ;
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For my mouth will speak truth ;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips .
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All the words of my mouth are with righteousness ;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them .
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They are all plain to him who understands ,
And right to those who find knowledge .
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Receive my instruction ,
and not silver ,
And knowledge rather than choice gold ;
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For wisdom is better than rubies ,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her .
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I ,
wisdom ,
dwell with prudence ,
And find out knowledge and discretion .
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The fear of the LORD is to hate evil ;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate .
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Counsel is mine ,
and sound wisdom ;
I am understanding ,
I have strength .
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By me kings reign ,
And rulers decree justice .
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By me princes rule ,
and nobles ,
All the judges of the earth .
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I love those who love me ,
And those who seek me diligently will find me .
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Riches and honor are with me ,
Enduring riches and righteousness .
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My fruit is better than gold ,
yes ,
than fine gold ,
And my revenue than choice silver .
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I traverse the way of righteousness ,
In the midst of the paths of justice ,
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That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth ,
That I may fill their treasuries .
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The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way ,
Before His works of old .
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I have been established from everlasting ,
From the beginning ,
before there was ever an earth .
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When there were no depths I was brought forth ,
When there were no fountains abounding with water .
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Before the mountains were settled ,
Before the hills ,
I was brought forth ;
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While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields ,
Or the primal dust of the world .
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When He prepared the heavens ,
I was there ,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep ,
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When He established the clouds above ,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep ,
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When He assigned to the sea its limit ,
So that the waters would not transgress His command ,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth ,
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Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman ;
And I was daily His delight ,
Rejoicing always before Him ,
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Rejoicing in His inhabited world ,
And my delight was with the sons of men .
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Now therefore ,
listen to me ,
my children ,
For blessed are those who keep my ways .
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Hear instruction and be wise ,
And do not disdain it .
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Blessed is the man who listens to me ,
Watching daily at my gates ,
Waiting at the posts of my doors .
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For whoever finds me finds life ,
And obtains favor from the LORD ;
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But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul ;
All those who hate me love death ."
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Wisdom has built her house ,
She has hewn out her seven pillars ;
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She has slaughtered her meat ,
She has mixed her wine ,
She has also furnished her table .
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She has sent out her maidens ,
She cries out from the highest places of the city ,
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Whoever is simple ,
let him turn in here !"
As for him who lacks understanding ,
she says to him ,
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Come ,
eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed .
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Forsake foolishness and live ,
And go in the way of understanding .
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He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself ,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself .
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Do not correct a scoffer ,
lest he hate you ;
Rebuke a wise man ,
and he will love you .
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Give instruction to a wise man ,
and he will be still wiser ;
Teach a just man ,
and he will increase in learning .
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom ,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding .
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For by me your days will be multiplied ,
And years of life will be added to you .
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If you are wise ,
you are wise for yourself ,
And if you scoff ,
you will bear it alone ."
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A foolish woman is clamorous ;
She is simple ,
and knows nothing .
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For she sits at the door of her house ,
On a seat by the highest places of the city ,
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To call to those who pass by ,
Who go straight on their way :
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Whoever is simple ,
let him turn in here ";
And as for him who lacks understanding ,
she says to him ,
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Stolen water is sweet ,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant ."
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But he does not know that the dead are there ,
That her guests are in the depths of hell .
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The proverbs of Solomon :
A wise son makes a glad father ,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother .
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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing ,
But righteousness delivers from death .
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The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish ,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked .
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He who has a slack hand becomes poor ,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich .
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He who gathers in summer is a wise son ;
He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame .
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Blessings are on the head of the righteous ,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked .
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The memory of the righteous is blessed ,
But the name of the wicked will rot .
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The wise in heart will receive commands ,
But a prating fool will fall .
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He who walks with integrity walks securely ,
But he who perverts his ways will become known .
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He who winks with the eye causes trouble ,
But a prating fool will fall .
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The mouth of the righteous is a well of life ,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked .
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Hatred stirs up strife ,
But love covers all sins .
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Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding ,
But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding .
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Wise people store 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 labor of the righteous leads to life ,
The wages of the wicked to sin .
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He who keeps instruction is in the way of life ,
But he who refuses correction goes astray .
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Whoever hides hatred has lying lips ,
And whoever spreads slander is a fool .
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In the multitude of words sin is not lacking ,
But he who restrains his lips is wise .
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The tongue of the righteous is choice silver ;
The heart of the wicked is worth little .
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The lips of the righteous feed many ,
But fools die for lack of wisdom .
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The blessing of the LORD makes one rich ,
And He adds no sorrow with it .
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To do evil is like sport to a fool ,
But a man of understanding has wisdom .
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The fear of the wicked will come upon him ,
And the desire of the righteous will be granted .
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When the whirlwind passes by ,
the wicked is no more ,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation .
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes ,
So is the lazy man to those who send him .
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The fear of the LORD prolongs days ,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened .
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The hope of the righteous will be gladness ,
But the expectation of the wicked will perish .
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The way of the LORD is strength for the upright ,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity .
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The righteous will never be removed ,
But the wicked will not inhabit the earth .
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The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom ,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out .
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable ,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse .
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Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD ,
But a just weight is His delight .