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Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend.
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The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
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The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
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The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry falls into it.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
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Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.
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The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching;
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for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
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So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today—yes, to you.
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Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge,
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to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?