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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.

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the Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.

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Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

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The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

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He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.

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He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.

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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

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Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.

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In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

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Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.

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The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.

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He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

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He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

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In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

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The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.

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The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.

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It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

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The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

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The fear of the Lord prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

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The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.

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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.