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Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
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He that loveth pureness of heart, [For] the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
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The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
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The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
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The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
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Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.
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That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
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Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,