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To the Lord, a king's mind is like a ditch used to water the fields. He can lead the king wherever he wants him to go. |
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People think that whatever they do is right, but the Lord judges the reasons for everything they do. |
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Do what is right and fair. The Lord loves that more than sacrifices. |
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Proud looks and proud thoughts are sins. They show a person is evil. |
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Careful planning leads to profit. Acting too quickly leads to poverty. |
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Wealth that comes from telling lies disappears quickly and leads to death. |
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The bad things that evil people do will destroy them, because they refuse to do what is right. |
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Criminals cause trouble wherever they go, but good people are honest and fair. |
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It is better to live in a small corner on the roof than to share the house with a woman who is always arguing. |
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Evil people always want to do more evil, and they show no mercy to people around them. |
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When you punish a proud person who laughs at what is right, even fools will learn something. But a little instruction is enough for the wise to learn what they should. |
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God is good. He knows what the wicked are doing, and he will punish them. |
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Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves. |
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If anyone is angry with you, give them a gift in private. A gift given in secret will calm even the strongest anger. |
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A decision that is fair makes good people happy, but it makes those who are evil very afraid. |
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Whoever leaves the path of wisdom will be on their way to an early death. |
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Loving pleasure leads to poverty. Wine and luxury will never make you wealthy. |
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The wicked must pay for what happens to good people—the cheaters will be taken in exchange for the honest. |
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It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quick-tempered wife who loves to argue. |
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Wise people save the nice things they have. Fools use up everything as soon as they get it. |
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People who try hard to do good and be faithful will find life, goodness, and honor. |
22
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A wise person can defeat a city full of warriors and tear down the defenses they trust in. |
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People who are careful about what they say will save themselves from trouble. |
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Proud people think they are better than others. They show they are evil by what they do. |
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Lazy people will cause their own destruction because they refuse to work. |
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Some people are greedy and never have enough. Good people are generous and have plenty. |
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The Lord hates sacrifices from the wicked because they offer them for some evil purpose. |
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Witnesses who lie will be caught and punished. A careful listener will always be there to speak up. |
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Good people know they are right, but the wicked have to pretend. |
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There is no one wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it. |
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You can prepare your horses for battle, but only the Lord can give you the victory. |
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