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1 Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
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1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
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2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.
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2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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3 A crucible is for silver and a smelter for gold, but the Lord is a tester of hearts.
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3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
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4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
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5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
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5 He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
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6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of sons is their fathers.
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6 Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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7 Excessive speech is not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
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7 Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool-- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
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8 A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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8 A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
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9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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10 A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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11 An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
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12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
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12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
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13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.
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13 If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
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14 To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just- both are detestable to the Lord.
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests them both.
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16 Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
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16 Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
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17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.
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17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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18 One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.
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18 A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
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19 One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
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19 He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
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20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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20 A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
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21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
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22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
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24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
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24 A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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25 A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person, or to beat a noble for his honesty.
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26 It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
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27 The intelligent person restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a man of understanding.
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27 A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
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28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning, when he seals his lips.
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28 Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
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