Proverbs
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1 Better is the poor that walketh in
his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is
a fool.
2 Also, that the soul be
without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with
his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way:
and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is
separated from his neighbour.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince:
and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 All
the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends
go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet
they are wanting to him.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:
he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much
less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his
anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king’s wrath is as the
roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of
his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual
dropping.
14 House and riches are the
inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the
LORD.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth
his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth
unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and
let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer
punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it
again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 There are many devices in a man’s
heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22 The desire of a man is his
kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to
life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall
not be visited with evil.
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his
bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will
beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he
will understand knowledge.
26 He that wasteth his father, and
chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth
shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that
causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and
the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for
the back of fools.
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