^[1]  The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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^[2]  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

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^[3]  Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

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^[4]  He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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^[5]  He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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^[6]  Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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^[7]  The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

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^[8]  The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

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^[9]  He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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^[10]  He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

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^[11]  The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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^[12]  Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

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^[13]  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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^[14]  Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

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^[15]  The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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^[16]  The labor of the righteoustendethto life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

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^[17]  He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

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^[18]  He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

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^[19]  In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

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^[20]  The tongue of the righteous isaschoice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

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^[21]  The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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^[22]  The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

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^[23]  It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; Andso iswisdom to a man of understanding.

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^[24]  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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^[25]  When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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^[26]  As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

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^[27]  The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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^[28]  The hope of the righteousshall begladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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^[29]  The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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^[30]  The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

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^[31]  The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

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^[32]  The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wickedspeaketh perverseness.

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