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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Someone whose conduct is upright fears the LORD, but whoever is devious in his ways despises him. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but profits come through the strength of the ox. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews lies. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but learning comes easily to someone who understands. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find competent advice. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The wisdom of the prudent helps him know how to live, but a fool's stupidity deceives him. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Fools make fun of guilt, but among the upright there are good intentions. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The heart knows its own bitterness— an outsider cannot share in its joy. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it's a road to death. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The naïve inherit folly, but the careful are crowned with knowledge. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The poor person is shunned by his neighbor, but many are the friends of the wealthy. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Won't those who plot evil go astray? But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23In hard work there is always profit, but too much chattering leads to poverty. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity! |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A truthful witness saves lives, but the person who lies is deceitful. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Rock-solid security is found in the fear of the LORD, and within it one's children find refuge. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, enabling anyone to escape the snares of death. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A large population is a king's glory, but a shortage of people is a ruler's ruin. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30A tranquil mind brings life to one's body, but jealousy causes one's bones to rot. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Whoever oppresses the poor defies their Creator, but whoever is kind to the needy honors them. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but the righteous person has a place of safety in death. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning— even fools know this. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin diminishes any people. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35The king approves the wise servant, but he is angry at anyone who acts shamefully. |
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