Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.
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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3 The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.
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The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
4 A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.
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The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father: but he that regardeth reproofs shall become prudent. In abundant justice there is the greatest strength: but the devices of the wicked shall be rooted out.
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A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6 The house of the just is very much strength: and in the fruits of the wicked is trouble.
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The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.
7 The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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