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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

24 A person’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?

27 The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.

7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.