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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The reflections of the heart belong to mankind, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2All a person's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs motives. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Commit your activities to the LORD, and your plans will be established. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The LORD has prepared everything for his purpose--even the wicked for the day of disaster. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the LORD. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When a person's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9A person's heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10God's verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not give an unfair judgment. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Honest balances and scales are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are his concern. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, since a throne is established through righteousness. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Righteous lips are a king's delight, and he loves one who speaks honestly. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14A king's fury is a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15When a king's face lights up, there is life; his favor is like a cloud with spring rain. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Get wisdom--how much better it is than gold! And get understanding--it is preferable to silver. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The highway of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The one who understands a matter finds success, and the one who trusts in the LORD will be happy. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth; it adds learning to his speech. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26A worker's appetite works for him because his hunger urges him on. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29A violent person lures his neighbor, leading him on a path that is not good. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; the one who compresses his lips brings about evil. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the ways of righteousness. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Patience is better than power, and controlling one's emotions, than capturing a city. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. |
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