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24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.

27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.

6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.

7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.