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| 1 Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; |
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| 2 for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
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| 3 Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established; |
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| 4 and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance. |
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| 5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
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| 6 For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
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| 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate. |
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| 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues. |
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| 9 The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men. |
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| 10 If thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small. |
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| 11 Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter. |
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| 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work. |
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| 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste: |
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| 14 so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off. |
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| 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place. |
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| 16 For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster. |
A just man – Will not fall into sin, although he may stumble for various causes. R5218:3
Riseth up again – If the heart is right, the Lord will show him his mistake and the way to recover himself. R5218:3
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| 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth; |
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| 18 lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him. |
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| 19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked: |
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| 20 for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
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| 21 My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change. |
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| 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? |
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| 23 These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
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| 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him; |
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| 25 but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them. |
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| 26 He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer. |
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| 27 Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house. |
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| 28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips? |
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| 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work. |
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| 30 I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding; |
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| 31 and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down. |
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| 32 Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction: |
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| 33 --A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! |
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| 34 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. |
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