Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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2 A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
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Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
3 The wicked man, when he is come into the depths of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
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When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
4 Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
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The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
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The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
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The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8 The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
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One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
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The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
11 The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
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The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
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Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
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