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Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. |
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Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. |
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When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD. |
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Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. |
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. |
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Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. |
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All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. |
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Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. |
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. |
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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. |
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Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. |
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A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. |
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A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. |
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House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. |
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Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. |
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Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. |
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Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. |
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Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death. |
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A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. |
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Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. |
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Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. |
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What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. |
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The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. |
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The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth. |
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Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. |
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He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach. |
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Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. |
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A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. |
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Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools. |
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