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The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.
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The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
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As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.
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They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
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[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22
[As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman who is without discretion.
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The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.
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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
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The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].
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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.