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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1People do the planning, but the end result is from the LORD. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion, but the LORD weighs intentions. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Entrust your work to the LORD, and your planning will succeed. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The LORD made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The LORD detests those who are proud; truly they will not go unpunished. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9A person plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Kings detest wrongdoing, for through righteousness the throne is established. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver! |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The road of the upright circumvents evil, and whoever watches how he lives preserves his life. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall. |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Better to be humble among the poor, than to share what is stolen with the proud. |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers, and anyone who trusts in the LORD is blessed. |
21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning, and that pleasant speech promotes instruction. |
22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Anyone who has understanding is a fountain of life, but foolishness brings punishment to fools. |
23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23A wise person's thoughts control his words, and his speech promotes instruction. |
24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb— sweet to the soul and healing for the body. |
25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25There is a road that seems right for a man to travel, but in the end it's the road to death. |
26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26The appetite of the laborer motivates him; indeed, his hunger drives him on. |
27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27A worthless person concocts evil gossip — his lips are like a burning fire. |
28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends. |
29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29A violent man entices his companion and leads him on a path that is not good. |
30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Whoever winks knowingly is plotting deceit; anyone who purses his lips is bent towards evil. |
31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path. |
32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city. |
33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the LORD. |
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