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- The Proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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- Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
but righteousness delivereth from death.
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- Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [man] to famish;
but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.
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- He cometh to want 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;
he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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- Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man];
but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
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- The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed;
but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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- The wise in heart receiveth commandments;
but a prating fool shall fall.
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- He that walketh in integrity walketh securely;
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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- He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
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- The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life;
but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
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- Hatred stirreth up strifes;
but love covereth all transgressions.
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- In the lips of an intelligent [man] wisdom is found;
but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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- The wise lay up knowledge;
but the mouth of the fool 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 a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life;
the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
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- Keeping instruction is the path to life;
but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.
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- He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.
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- In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;
but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.
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- The tongue of the righteous [man] is [as] choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is little worth.
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- The lips of a righteous [man] feed many;
but fools die for want of understanding.
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- The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.
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- It is as sport to a foolish [man] to do wickedness;
but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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- The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him;
but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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- As a 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 Jehovah prolongeth days;
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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- The hope of the righteous is joy;
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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- The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.
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- The righteous [man] shall never be moved;
but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
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- The mouth of a righteous [man] putteth forth wisdom;
but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
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- The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable;
but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.
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