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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes! |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools. |
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