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| 1 Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. |
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| 2 Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps. |
That the soul – Being, person. R205:2
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| 3 The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah. |
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| 4 Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend. |
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| 5 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape. |
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| 6 Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth. |
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| 7 All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, --they are not to be found2. |
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| 8 He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good. |
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| 9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. |
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| 10 Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes. |
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| 11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. |
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| 12 The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. |
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| 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. |
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| 14 House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah. |
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| 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
And an idle soul – Being, person. R205:2
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| 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die. |
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| 17 He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. |
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| 18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him. |
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| 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. |
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| 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. |
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| 21 Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand. |
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| 22 The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar. |
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| 23 The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil. |
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| 24 A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again. |
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| 25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge. |
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| 26 He that ruineth his father and chaseth away his mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. |
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| 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge. |
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| 28 A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity. |
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| 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish. |
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