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Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. |
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Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. |
3
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People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. |
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Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them all away. |
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A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. |
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Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! |
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The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone. |
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To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. |
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. |
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It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes! |
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Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. |
12
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The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass. |
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A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. |
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Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. |
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Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. |
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Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death. |
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If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD-- and he will repay you! |
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Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives. |
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Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. |
20
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Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. |
21
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You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail. |
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Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. |
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Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. |
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Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth. |
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If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. |
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Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. |
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If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. |
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A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. |
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Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. |
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