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- Proverbs 13:1
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A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
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- Proverbs 13:8
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Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
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- Proverbs 13:23
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Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
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- Proverbs 14:5
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An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
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- Proverbs 14:10
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The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
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- Proverbs 14:22
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Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
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- Proverbs 15:7
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
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- Proverbs 15:12
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A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
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- Proverbs 16:5
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Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
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- Proverbs 16:8
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Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
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- Proverbs 16:10
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A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
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- Proverbs 16:29
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A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
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- Proverbs 17:5
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He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
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- Proverbs 17:7
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Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
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- Proverbs 17:13
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If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
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- Proverbs 17:20
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The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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- Proverbs 17:21
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A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
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- Proverbs 17:26
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It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
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- Proverbs 18:2
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A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
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- Proverbs 18:5
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Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
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- Proverbs 19:2
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Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
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- Proverbs 19:5
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
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- Proverbs 19:9
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
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- Proverbs 19:10
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Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
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- Proverbs 19:24
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The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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- Proverbs 20:1
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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- Proverbs 20:4
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The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
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- Proverbs 20:19
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He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
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- Proverbs 20:21
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An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
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- Proverbs 20:23
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Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
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- Proverbs 21:10
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The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
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- Proverbs 21:13
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Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
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- Proverbs 21:17
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He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
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- Proverbs 21:26
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All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
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- Proverbs 22:6
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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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- Proverbs 22:20
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Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
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- Proverbs 22:24
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Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
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- Proverbs 23:13
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Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
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- Proverbs 23:18
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For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
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- Proverbs 24:7
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Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
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- Proverbs 24:12
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If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
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- Proverbs 24:14
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Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
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- Proverbs 24:20
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For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
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- Proverbs 25:10
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lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
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- Proverbs 25:27
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It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
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- Proverbs 26:1
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Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
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- Proverbs 26:17
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Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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- Proverbs 26:19
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so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
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- Proverbs 27:1
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Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
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- Proverbs 27:2
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
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