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Every wise[H2454]woman[H802]buildeth[H1129] her house[H1004]: but the foolish[H200] plucketh it down[H2040] with her hands[H3027].
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He that walketh[H1980] in his uprightness[H3476]feareth[H3373] the LORD[H3068]: but he that is perverse[H3868] in his ways[H1870]despiseth[H959] him.
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In the mouth[H6310] of the foolish[H191] is a rod[H2415] of pride[H1346]: but the lips[H8193] of the wise[H2450] shall preserve[H8104] them.
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Where no oxen[H504] are, the crib[H18] is clean[H1249]: but much[H7230]increase[H8393] is by the strength[H3581] of the ox[H7794].
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A faithful[H529]witness[H5707] will not lie[H3577]: but a false[H8267]witness[H5707] will utter[H6315]lies[H3576].
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A scorner[H3887]seeketh[H1245]wisdom[H2451], and findeth it not: but knowledge[H1847] is easy[H7043] unto him that understandeth[H995].
7Go[H3212] from the presence[H5048] of a foolish[H3684]man[H376], when thou perceivest[H3045] not in him the lips[H8193] of knowledge[H1847].
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The wisdom[H2451] of the prudent[H6175] is to understand[H995] his way[H1870]: but the folly[H200] of fools[H3684] is deceit[H4820].
9Fools[H191] make a mock[H3887] at sin[H817]: but among the righteous[H3477] there is favour[H7522].
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The heart[H3820]knoweth[H3045] his own[H5315]bitterness[H4787]; and a stranger[H2114] doth not intermeddle[H6148] with his joy[H8057].
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The house[H1004] of the wicked[H7563] shall be overthrown[H8045]: but the tabernacle[H168] of the upright[H3477] shall flourish[H6524].
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There is[H3426] a way[H1870] which seemeth right[H3477]unto[H6440] a man[H376], but the end[H319] thereof are the ways[H1870] of death[H4194].
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Even in laughter[H7814] the heart[H3820] is sorrowful[H3510]; and the end[H319] of that mirth[H8057] is heaviness[H8424].
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The backslider[H5472] in heart[H3820] shall be filled[H7646] with his own ways[H1870]: and a good[H2896]man[H376] shall be satisfied from himself.
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The simple[H6612]believeth[H539] every word[H1697]: but the prudent[H6175] man looketh well[H995] to his going[H838].
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A wise[H2450] man feareth[H3373], and departeth[H5493] from evil[H7451]: but the fool[H3684]rageth[H5674], and is confident[H982].
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He that is soon[H7116]angry[H639]dealeth[H6213]foolishly[H200]: and a man[H376] of wicked devices[H4209] is hated[H8130].
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The simple[H6612]inherit[H5157]folly[H200]: but the prudent[H6175] are crowned[H3803] with knowledge[H1847].
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The evil[H7451]bow[H7817]before[H6440] the good[H2896]; and the wicked[H7563] at the gates[H8179] of the righteous[H6662].
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The poor[H7326] is hated[H8130] even of his own neighbour[H7453]: but the rich[H6223] hath many[H7227]friends[H157].
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He that despiseth[H936] his neighbour[H7453]sinneth[H2398]: but he that hath mercy[H2603] on the poor[H6035], happy[H835] is he.
22
Do they not err[H8582] that devise[H2790]evil?[H7451] but mercy[H2617] and truth[H571] shall be to them that devise[H2790]good[H2896].
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In all labour[H6089] there is profit[H4195]: but the talk[H1697] of the lips[H8193] tendeth only to penury[H4270].
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The crown[H5850] of the wise[H2450] is their riches[H6239]: but the foolishness[H200] of fools[H3684] is folly[H200].
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A true[H571]witness[H5707]delivereth[H5337]souls[H5315]: but a deceitful[H4820]witness[H5707]speaketh[H6315]lies[H3577].
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In the fear[H3374] of the LORD[H3068] is strong[H5797]confidence[H4009]: and his children[H1121] shall have a place of refuge[H4268].
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The fear[H3374] of the LORD[H3068] is a fountain[H4726] of life[H2416], to depart[H5493] from the snares[H4170] of death[H4194].
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In the multitude[H7230] of people[H5971] is the king's honour[H1927]: but in the want[H657] of people[H3816] is the destruction[H4288] of the prince[H7333].
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He that is slow[H750] to wrath[H639] is of great[H7227]understanding[H8394]: but he that is hasty[H7116] of spirit[H7307]exalteth[H7311]folly[H200].
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A sound[H4832]heart[H3820] is the life[H2416] of the flesh[H1320]: but envy[H7068] the rottenness[H7538] of the bones[H6106].
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He that oppresseth[H6231] the poor[H1800]reproacheth[H2778] his Maker[H6213]: but he that honoureth[H3513] him hath mercy[H2603] on the poor[H34].
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The wicked[H7563] is driven away[H1760] in his wickedness[H7451]: but the righteous[H6662] hath hope[H2620] in his death[H4194].
33Wisdom[H2451]resteth[H5117] in the heart[H3820] of him that hath understanding[H995]: but that which is in the midst[H7130] of fools[H3684] is made known[H3045].
34Righteousness[H6666]exalteth[H7311] a nation[H1471]: but sin[H2403] is a reproach[H2617] to any people[H3816].
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The king's favour[H7522] is toward a wise[H7919]servant[H5650]: but his wrath[H5678] is against him that causeth shame[H954].