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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse. |
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