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Proverbs 12:1-9
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Proverbs 12:1-9
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Any who love knowledge want to be told when they are wrong. It is stupid to hate being corrected.
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The Lord is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil.
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Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.
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A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones.
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Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.
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The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.
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The wicked meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of the righteous live on.
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If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.
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It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry.
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Ben Sira 21.6
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.