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[1]Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge; but he who hates correction is brutish.
[2]The good man obtains favor from Jehovah, but He will condemn a man of wicked devices.
[3]A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
[4]A woman of strength is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
[5]The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
[6]The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
[7]The wicked are overthrown, and are gone; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
[8]A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
[9]Better is one who is despised and has a servant, than he who honors himself but lacks bread.
[10]A righteous man understands the soul of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
[11]He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vanities lacks heart.
[12]The wicked desires the net full of evils, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
[13]The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.
[14]A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands shall be returned to him.
[15]The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who gives heed to counsel is wise.
[16]A fool's anger is known in a day, but the prudent one covers shame.
[17]He who utters truth declares righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.
[18]There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
[19]The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a twinkling moment.
[20]Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but to counselors of peace there is joy.
[21]No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
[22]Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah, but those who deal in faithfulness are His delight.
[23]A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
[24]The hand of the diligent shall rule, but the slothful shall be under servitude.
[25]Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.
[26]The righteous searches out his friends, but the way of the wicked makes him wander.
[27]The slothful does not roast his game taken in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
[28]In the way of righteousness is life, and in that pathway there is no death.
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