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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The LORD detests the proud; they will surely be punished. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When people’s lives please the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with them. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The LORD demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12A king detests wrongdoing, for his rule is built on justice. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; he loves those who speak honestly. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver! |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever follows that path is safe. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Violent people mislead their companions, leading them down a harmful path. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30With narrowed eyes, people plot evil; with a smirk, they plan their mischief. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall. |
| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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