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Proverbs 23:16-26
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16
Yea, my
reins
shall
rejoice
, when thy
lips
speak
right
things.
17
Let not thine
heart
envy
sinners:
but be thou in the
fear
of the
LORD
all the
day
long.
18
For surely there
is
an
end;
[a]
and thine
expectation
shall not be cut
off
.
19
Hear
thou, my
son,
and be
wise
, and
guide
thine
heart
in the
way.
20
Be not among
winebibbers
*
; among riotous
eaters
of
flesh:
[b]
21
For the
drunkard
and the
glutton
shall come to
poverty
: and
drowsiness
shall
clothe
a man with
rags.
22
Hearken
unto thy
father
that
begat
thee, and
despise
not thy
mother
when she is
old
.
23
Buy
the
truth,
and
sell
it not; also
wisdom,
and
instruction,
and
understanding.
24
The
father
of the
righteous
shall
greatly
rejoice
: and he that
begetteth
a
wise
child shall have
joy
of him.
25
Thy
father
and thy
mother
shall be
glad
, and she that
bare
thee shall
rejoice
.
26
My
son,
give
me thine
heart,
and let thine
eyes
observe
*
my
ways.
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[a].
end: or, reward
[b].
of flesh: Heb. of their flesh
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