1: 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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2: Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and
he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. |
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3:
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart
fretteth against the LORD. |
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4: Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his
neighbour. |
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5: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall not escape. |
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6: Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a
friend to him that giveth gifts. |
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7: 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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8: He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth
understanding shall find good. |
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9: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall perish. |
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10: Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to
have rule over princes. |
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11: The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his
glory to pass over a transgression. |
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12: The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour
is as dew upon the grass. |
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13: A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the
contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. |
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14: House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent
wife is from the LORD. |
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15: Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul
shall suffer hunger. |
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16: He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he
that despiseth his ways shall die. |
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17: 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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18: Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul
spare for his crying. |
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19: A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou
deliver him, yet thou must do it again. |
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20: Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be
wise in thy latter end. |
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21: There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the
counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. |
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22: The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better
than a liar. |
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23: 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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24: 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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25: Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one
that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. |
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26: He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a
son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. |
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27: Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that useth to err
from the words of knowledge. |
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28: An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the
wicked devoureth iniquity. |
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29: Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back
of fools. |