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Proverbs 16:20-30
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Proverbs 16:20-30
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20
He that handleth a
matter
wisely
shall
find
good:
and whoso
trusteth
in the
LORD,
happy
is he.
21
The
wise
in
heart
shall be
called
prudent
: and the
sweetness
of the
lips
increaseth
learning.
22
Understanding
is a
wellspring
of
life
unto him that
hath
it: but the
instruction
of
fools
is
folly.
23
The
heart
of the
wise
teacheth
[a]
his
mouth,
and
addeth
learning
to his
lips.
24
Pleasant
words
are as an
honeycomb
*
,
sweet
to the
soul,
and
health
to the
bones.
25
There
is
a
way
that seemeth
right
unto
a
man,
but the
end
thereof are the
ways
of
death.
26
He
[b]
that
laboureth
laboureth
for himself; for his
mouth
craveth
it of him.
27
An
ungodly
man
diggeth
up
evil:
and in his
lips
there is as a
burning
fire.
28
A
froward
man
soweth
[c]
strife:
and a
whisperer
separateth
chief
friends.
29
A
violent
man
enticeth
his
neighbour,
and
leadeth
him into the
way
that is not
good.
30
He
shutteth
his
eyes
to
devise
froward
things:
moving
his
lips
he
bringeth
evil
to
pass
.
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[a].
teacheth: Heb. maketh wise
[b].
He...: Heb. The soul of him that
[c].
soweth: Heb. sendeth forth
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