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Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting
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Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
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A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
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An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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Proverbs 15:17
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Hebrew sacrifices
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.