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1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2 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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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
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Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8 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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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
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