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Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife. |
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A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives. |
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The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts. |
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One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue. |
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The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished. |
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Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents. |
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Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler! |
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A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds. |
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The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends. |
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A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool. |
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An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. |
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It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly. |
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As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house. |
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Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out! |
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The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent— both of them are an abomination to the LORD. |
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Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom? |
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A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity. |
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The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor. |
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The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction. |
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The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble. |
21
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Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy. |
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A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
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A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice. |
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Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth. |
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A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him. |
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It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong. |
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The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning. |
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Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. |
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