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1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
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2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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2 Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
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3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish : but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
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3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
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4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich .
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4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame .
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5 He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot .
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7 The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall .
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8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
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9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known .
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9 The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
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10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall .
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10 He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
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11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.
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13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found : but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
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14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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14 Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
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15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
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16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
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16 The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
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17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth .
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17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
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18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
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18 He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise .
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19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
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20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
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21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
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22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich , and he addeth no sorrow with it.
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22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
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23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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23 A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
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24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted .
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24 What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
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25 As the whirlwind passeth , so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
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26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
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27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened .
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27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
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28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish .
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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
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29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
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30 The righteous shall never be removed : but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
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31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out .
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31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
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32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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32 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
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