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Proverbs 18:1-9
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Proverbs 18:1-9
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1
Whosoever goes astray seeks according to his own lust and shall meddle with every doctrine.
2
A fool has no delight in understanding, but in that which his own heart discovers.
3
When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with him who dishonours, reproach.
4
The words of a man’s mouth
are as
deep waters,
and
the wellspring of wisdom
as
a flowing brook.
5
To respect the person of the wicked so that the righteous loses that which is rightfully his is not good.
6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
7
A fool’s mouth
is
his destruction, and his lips
are
the snare of his soul.
8
The words of a talebearer seem smooth, but they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9
He also that is negligent in his work is brother to him that is the great spendthrift.
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