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- A wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction;
But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
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- A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth;
But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.
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- He that guardeth 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 guardeth 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 wealth.
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- The ransom of a man’s life is his riches;
But the poor heareth no threatening.
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- The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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- By pride cometh only contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
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- Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth by labor shall have 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 bringeth destruction on himself;
But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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- The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
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- Good understanding giveth favor;
But the way of the transgressor is hard.
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- Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;
But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.
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- A wicked messenger falleth into evil;
But a faithful ambassador is health.
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- Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
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- The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
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- Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;
But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
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- Evil pursueth sinners;
But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
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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 righteous.
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- Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor;
But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
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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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