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Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. |
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He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. |
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The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. |
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Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. |
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A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. |
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A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. |
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Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. |
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The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. |
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God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor. |
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The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. |
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The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. |
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There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. |
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Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief. |
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A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds. |
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The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going. |
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A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. |
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A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. |
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The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. |
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The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
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The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. |
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He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. |
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Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. |
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In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want. |
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The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools. |
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A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. |
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In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. |
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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. |
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In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. |
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He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. |
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A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot. |
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He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. |
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The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. |
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Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools. |
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Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. |
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A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. |
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