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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD. |
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