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Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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Grandchildren are
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the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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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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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
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A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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Psalms 128:6
; [
Psalms 127:3, 4
]
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Proverbs 16:31
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