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By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
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Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre; so [is] he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
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If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
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The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.