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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy? |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Be wise, my son, and make me happy, so I can reply to anyone who insults me. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds, |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested, |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls. |
| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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