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[1]A WISE son makes his father glad, but a foolish son brings shame to his mother |
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[2]Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death. |
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[3]The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but he casts away the substance of the wicked |
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[4]Poverty humbles a man; but the hands of diligent men make rich |
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[5]He who works in summer is a wise man; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame |
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[6]Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but iniquity covers the mouth of the wicked |
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[7]The memory of the just is a blessing; but the heir of the wicked shall be extinct |
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[8]The wise in heart will receive commandments; but one whose lips are full of folly shall be caught |
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[9]He who walks uprightly walks in hope; but he who perverts his ways shall be known |
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[10]He who winks with his eyes deceitfully causes sorrow; but he who reproves openly makes peace |
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[11]The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked is covered with iniquity |
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[12]Hatred stirs up strife; shame shall cover all the wicked |
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[13]He who brings forth wisdom out of his lips shall beat with a rod him that lacks understanding |
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[14]Wise men conceal knowledge; but a hasty mouth is near destruction |
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[15]The rich men's wealth is their strong cities; the destruction of the poor is their poverty |
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[16]The labor of the righteous tends to life; the harvest of the wicked to sin |
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[17]The true way of life brings discipline; but he who hates reproof is a fool |
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[18]The lips of the wicked are full of deceits, and he who utters a curse is a fool |
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[19]The wicked cannot be delivered by a multitude of words; but he who refrains his lips is wise |
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[20]The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver; the heart of the wicked is full of bitterness. |
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[21]The lips of the righteous are full of mercy; but the fools die for want of wisdom |
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[22]The blessings of the LORD bring riches, and there shall be no sorrow in them |
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[23]It is sport to a fool to do mischief; but a man of understanding has wisdom |
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[24]The wicked shall be dragged to ruin; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. |
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[25]As the whirlwind passes suddenly, so wicked men shall perish and be no more; but the righteous are an everlasting foundation |
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[26]As unripe grapes are hurtful to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so does wickedness hurt those who indulge in it |
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[27]Reverence for the LORD prolongs life; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. |
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[28]The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish |
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[29]The way of the LORD is strength to the upright; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. |
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[30]The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth |
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[31]The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom; but a perverse tongue shall be silenced. |
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[32]The lips of the righteous know what is good; but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse things |
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