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| 1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
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| 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. |
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| 3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. |
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| 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
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| 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
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| 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
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| 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. |
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| 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
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| 9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. |
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| 10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. |
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| 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
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| 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
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| 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
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| 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. |
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| 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. |
Justifieth the wicked – Because they prefer evil, they attempt to deceive themselves and others into the idea that wrong is right and right is wrong. R657:3
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| 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? |
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| 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
Loveth at all times – No friendship can be surely counted upon until after it has been tried. R5664:2
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| 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. |
Becometh surety – By endorsing notes or going on a bond. F568
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| 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
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| 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
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| 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. |
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| 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
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| 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. |
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| 24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
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| 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. |
A foolish son – As was Absalom. R3267:3, R3268:5
In training their children, parents are laying out for themselves either joys or sorrows for the future. R3268:5
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| 26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. |
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| 27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. |
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| 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. |
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