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1 A WISE woman builds her house; but the foolish tears it down with her own hands. |
2 He who walks in uprightness has reverence for the LORD; but he who is perverse in his ways despises him. |
3 In the mouth of the foolish is provocation and disgrace; but the lips of wise men shall preserve them. |
4 Where there are no oxen, the cribs are clean; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. |
5 A faithful witness will not deceive; but a false witness will utter lies. |
6 An evil man seeks wisdom, and finds it not; but knowledge is easy to a man of understanding. |
7 Everything is a hindrance to a foolish man; but the lips of a wise man are like a weapon. |
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the way of fools is deceit. |
9 Truly the households of the wicked need purifying; but the households of the righteous are acceptable. |
10 Fools commit sins; but the children of the upright have good will. |
11 A heart which has understanding knows its own bitterness; and a stranger does not share in its joy. The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. |
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of joy is grief. |
14 The insolent in heart shall be filled with the fruit of his ways; and a good man shall be satisfied with the respect he receives. |
15 The simple man believes every word; but the prudent discerns between good and evil. |
16 A wise man is cautious, and departs from evil; but the fool tampers with it confidently. |
17 A man hasty in whatever he does never seeks counsel; but a wise man is moderate. |
18 Fools inherit folly; but the prudent dispense knowledge. |
19 Evil men shall prostrate themselves before good men; and the wicked shall come to beg at the gates of the righteous. |
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbors; but the rich has many friends. |
21 He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. |
22 The wicked err when they devise evil; but compassionate and righteous men do all kinds of good. The workers of iniquity do not understand truth and mercy; kindness and truth are with the workers of good things. |
23 In all your labor there is profit; but he who is young is carefree and at ease. The LORD heals every wound; but the talk of the lips of the wicked tends only to poverty. |
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; but the perverseness of fools is their folly. |
25 A true witness delivers lives; but a deceitful witness speaks falsehood. |
26 in reverence for the LORD is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge. |
27 Reverence for the LORD is a fountain of life to those who turn away from the snares of death. |
28 In the abundance of population is the king's honor; but in the destruction of the people is the ruin of the king. |
29 He who is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he who is hasty of temper is exceedingly foolish. |
30 He who cools down his anger is a healer of his own heart; but wrath is the rottenness of the bones. |
31 He who oppresses the poor provokes his Maker; but he who honors the LORD has mercy on the needy. |
32 The wicked is overthrown through his wickedness; but he who is confident that he is without sin is a righteous man. |
33 Wisdom shall rest in the heart of the righteous; but in the heart of fools it shall not be made known. |
34 Righteousness exalts a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people. |
35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant; but the wicked shall be overthrown by his own devices. He who is confident that he is without sin is righteous. Anger destroys even wise men. |
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1 A WISE woman builds her house; but the foolish tears it down with her own hands. |
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2 He who walks in uprightness has reverence for the LORD; but he who is perverse in his ways despises him. |
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is provocation and disgrace; but the lips of wise men shall preserve them. |
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4 Where there are no oxen, the cribs are clean; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. |
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5 A faithful witness will not deceive; but a false witness will utter lies. |
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6 An evil man seeks wisdom, and finds it not; but knowledge is easy to a man of understanding. |
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7 Everything is a hindrance to a foolish man; but the lips of a wise man are like a weapon. |
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the way of fools is deceit. |
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9 Truly the households of the wicked need purifying; but the households of the righteous are acceptable. |
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10 Fools commit sins; but the children of the upright have good will. |
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11 A heart which has understanding knows its own bitterness; and a stranger does not share in its joy. The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. |
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12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
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13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of joy is grief. |
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14 The insolent in heart shall be filled with the fruit of his ways; and a good man shall be satisfied with the respect he receives. |
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15 The simple man believes every word; but the prudent discerns between good and evil. |
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16 A wise man is cautious, and departs from evil; but the fool tampers with it confidently. |
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17 A man hasty in whatever he does never seeks counsel; but a wise man is moderate. |
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18 Fools inherit folly; but the prudent dispense knowledge. |
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19 Evil men shall prostrate themselves before good men; and the wicked shall come to beg at the gates of the righteous. |
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20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbors; but the rich has many friends. |
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21 He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. |
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22 The wicked err when they devise evil; but compassionate and righteous men do all kinds of good. The workers of iniquity do not understand truth and mercy; kindness and truth are with the workers of good things. |
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23 In all your labor there is profit; but he who is young is carefree and at ease. The LORD heals every wound; but the talk of the lips of the wicked tends only to poverty. |
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches; but the perverseness of fools is their folly. |
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25 A true witness delivers lives; but a deceitful witness speaks falsehood. |
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26 in reverence for the LORD is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge. |
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27 Reverence for the LORD is a fountain of life to those who turn away from the snares of death. |
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28 In the abundance of population is the king's honor; but in the destruction of the people is the ruin of the king. |
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29 He who is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he who is hasty of temper is exceedingly foolish. |
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30 He who cools down his anger is a healer of his own heart; but wrath is the rottenness of the bones. |
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31 He who oppresses the poor provokes his Maker; but he who honors the LORD has mercy on the needy. |
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32 The wicked is overthrown through his wickedness; but he who is confident that he is without sin is a righteous man. |
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33 Wisdom shall rest in the heart of the righteous; but in the heart of fools it shall not be made known. |
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34 Righteousness exalts a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people. |
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35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant; but the wicked shall be overthrown by his own devices. He who is confident that he is without sin is righteous. Anger destroys even wise men. |
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