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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler! |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom? |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue. |
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