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1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
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2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
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2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
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3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
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4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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5 A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is lothsome, and cometh to shame.
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5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
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6 Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
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6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.
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7 One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
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8 The ransom of a man's life [is] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
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8 A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.
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9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be extinguished.
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9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised [is] wisdom.
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10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
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11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
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11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
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12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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13 Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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13 He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded.
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14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
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15 Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.
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15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
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16 Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
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16 Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
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17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador [is] health.
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17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
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18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
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18 He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
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19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.
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19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
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20 He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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20 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
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21 Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
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22 A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
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23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.
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23 A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.
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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
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25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
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25 The righteous eat to their hearts' content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
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