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Proverbs 20:17-21
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Proverbs 20:17-21
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17
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
18
Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.
19
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.
20
If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
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An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
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Proverbs 9:17
2.
Job 20:14
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Lamentations 3:16
3.
Proverbs 11:14
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Proverbs 24:6
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Proverbs 11:13
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Proverbs 30:11
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Exodus 21:17
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Job 18:5
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