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Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself]; and reveal not a secret to another:
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Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
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A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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[As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
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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.