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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
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The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
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The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
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The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
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He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
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The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
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The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
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Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
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He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
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The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
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A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.