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We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.
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People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives.
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Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
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The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.
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The LORD detests the proud; they will surely be punished.
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Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.
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When people’s lives please the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with them.
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Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.
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We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.
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The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
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The LORD demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness.
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A king detests wrongdoing, for his rule is built on justice.
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The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; he loves those who speak honestly.
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The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
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When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
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How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
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The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever follows that path is safe.
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Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
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Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.