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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Solomon's proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but he denies the wicked what they crave. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10A sly wink of the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The LORD's blessing enriches, and he adds no painful effort to it. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, so wisdom is for a person of understanding. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits the malicious. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain on the earth. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse. |
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