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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. |
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