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Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife. |
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A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. |
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. |
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An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; {cf15i and} a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {cf15i and} he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
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Children-s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. |
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A gift is {cf15i as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. |
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A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool. |
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
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Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
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The beginning of strife is {cf15i as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling. |
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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. |
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding? |
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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
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A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour. |
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He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction. |
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
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He that begetteth a fool {cf15i doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. |
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A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. |
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A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment. |
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Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
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A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. |
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Also to punish the righteous is not good, {cf15i nor} to smite the noble for {cf15i their} uprightness. |
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He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding. |
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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is {cf15i esteemed as} prudent. |
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