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1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
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Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.
3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
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The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.
4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.
6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
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The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
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The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
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He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.
10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
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He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
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Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
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In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
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Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
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The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
16 The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
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The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked unto sin.
17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
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The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs, goeth astray.
18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.
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Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach, is foolish.
19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.
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In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
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The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
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The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
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The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
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A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
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That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.
25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
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As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
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As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
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The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
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The expectation of the just is joy: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
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The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.
30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
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The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.
31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
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The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.
32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
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The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.
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