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2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with
 thee;
2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to
 understanding;
2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for
 understanding;
2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid
 treasures;
2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge
 of God.
2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom:  out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
 understanding.
2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:  he is a buckler to them
 that walk uprightly.
2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
2:9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity;
 yea, every good path.
2:10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto
 thy soul;
2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that
 speaketh froward things;
2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
2:15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger
 which flattereth with her words;
2:17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of
 her God.
2:18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
2:19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths
 of life.
2:20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of
 the righteous.
2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain
 in it.
2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors
 shall be rooted out of it.

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3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:  bind them about thy neck; write
 them upon the table of thine heart:
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and
 man.
3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
 understanding.
3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:  fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all
 thine increase:
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst
 out with new wine.
3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his
 correction:
3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in
 whom he delighteth.
3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
 understanding.
3:14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
 and the gain thereof than fine gold.
3:15 She is more precious than rubies:  and all the things thou canst
 desire are not to be compared unto her.
3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
 and honour.
3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:  and happy is
 every one that retaineth her.
3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he
 established the heavens.
3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the
 dew.
3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes:  keep sound wisdom and
 discretion:
3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:  yea, thou shalt lie
 down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked,
 when it cometh.
3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from
 being taken.
3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power
 of thine hand to do it.
3:28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will
 give; when thou hast it by thee.
3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by
 thee.
3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
3:32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD:  but his secret is with
 the righteous.
3:33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:  but he blesseth
 the habitation of the just.
3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:  but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
3:35 The wise shall inherit glory:  but shame shall be the promotion of
 fools.

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4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know
 understanding.
4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
4:3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my
 mother.
4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: 
 keep my commandments, and live.
4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding:  forget it not; neither decline from
 the words of my mouth.
4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee:  love her, and she shall
 keep thee.
4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:  and with all
 thy getting get understanding.
4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee:  she shall bring thee to honour,
 when thou dost embrace her.
4:9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace:  a crown of glory
 shall she deliver to thee.
4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall
 be many.
4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
 paths.
4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
 runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:  keep her; for she
 is thy life.
4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil
 men.
4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is
 taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
 and more unto the perfect day.
4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:  they know not at what they
 stumble.
4:20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
4:21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
 heart.
4:22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their
 flesh.
4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of
 life.
4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from
 thee.
4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight
 before thee.
4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:  remove thy foot from evil.

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5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
5:2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep
 knowledge.
5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth
 is smoother than oil:
5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
5:6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable,
 that thou canst not know them.
5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of
 my mouth.
5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
5:9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the
 house of a stranger;
5:11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
5:13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to
 them that instructed me!
5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine
 own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the
 streets.
5:17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed:  and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts
 satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
5:20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and
 embrace the bosom of a stranger?
5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth
 all his goings.
5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be
 holden with the cords of his sins.
5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he
 shall go astray.

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6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy
 hand with a stranger,
6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the
 words of thy mouth.
6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the
 hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird
 from the hand of the fowler.
6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the
 harvest.
6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?  when wilt thou arise out of thy
 sleep?
6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands
 to sleep:
6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an
 armed man.
6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
6:13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with
 his fingers;
6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he
 soweth discord.
6:15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken
 without remedy.
6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate:  yea, seven are an abomination
 unto him:
6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in
 running to mischief,
6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among
 brethren.
6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy
 mother:
6:21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
6:22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep
 thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs
 of instruction are the way of life:
6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a
 strange woman.
6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee
 with her eyelids.
6:26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread:
  and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her
 shall not be innocent.
6:30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he
 is hungry;
6:31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the
 substance of his house.
6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding:  he
 that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped
 away.
6:34 For jealousy is the rage of a man:  therefore he will not spare in
 the day of vengeance.
6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though
 thou givest many gifts.

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7:1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
7:2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy
 kinswoman:
7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger
 which flattereth with her words.
7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7:7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young
 man void of understanding,
7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her
 house,
7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and
 subtle of heart.
7:11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
7:12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every
 corner. )
7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said
 unto him,
7:14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
7:15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I
 have found thee.
7:16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works,
 with fine linen of Egypt.
7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning:  let us solace
 ourselves with loves.
7:19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
7:20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day
 appointed.
7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering
 of her lips she forced him.
7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as
 a fool to the correction of the stocks;
7:23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare,
 and knoweth not that it is for his life.
7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words
 of my mouth.
7:25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
7:26 For she hath cast down many wounded:  yea, many strong men have been
 slain by her.
7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

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8:1 Doth not wisdom cry?  and understanding put forth her voice?
8:2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the
 paths.
8:3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at
 the doors.
8:4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom:  and, ye fools, be ye of an
 understanding heart.
8:6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips
 shall be right things.
8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my
 lips.
8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing
 froward or perverse in them.
8:9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that
 find knowledge.
8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than
 choice gold.
8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
 desired are not to be compared to it.
8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty
 inventions.
8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:  pride, and arrogancy, and the
 evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom:  I am understanding; I have
 strength.
8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
8:18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and
 righteousness.
8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue
 than choice silver.
8:20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of
 judgment:
8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will
 fill their treasures.
8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of
 old.
8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth
 was.
8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no
 fountains abounding with water.
8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought
 forth:
8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest
 part of the dust of the world.
8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there:  when he set a compass
 upon the face of the depth:
8:28 When he established the clouds above:  when he strengthened the
 fountains of the deep:
8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his
 commandment:  when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
8:30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him:  and I was daily
 his delight, rejoicing always before him;
8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were
 with the sons of men.
8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children:  for blessed are they
 that keep my ways.
8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
8:34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates,
 waiting at the posts of my doors.
8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:  all they that
 hate me love death.

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9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
9:2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also
 furnished her table.
9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens:  she crieth upon the highest places of
 the city,
9:4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:  as for him that wanteth
 understanding, she saith to him,
9:5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
9:7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame:  and he that
 rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:  rebuke a wise man, and he
 will love thee.
9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:  teach a
 just man, and he will increase in learning.
9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:  and the knowledge
 of the holy is understanding.
9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall
 be increased.
9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:  but if thou
 scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
9:13 A foolish woman is clamorous:  she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
9:14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places
 of the city,
9:15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
9:16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:  and as for him that
 wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests
 are in the depths of hell.

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10:1 The proverbs of Solomon.  A wise son maketh a glad father:  but a
 foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:  but righteousness delivereth
 from death.
10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:  but he
 casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:  but the hand of the
 diligent maketh rich.
10:5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son:  but he that sleepeth in
 harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just:  but violence covereth the
 mouth of the wicked.
10:7 The memory of the just is blessed:  but the name of the wicked shall
 rot.
10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments:  but a prating fool shall
 fall.
10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:  but he that perverteth his
 ways shall be known.
10:10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:  but a prating fool shall
 fall.
10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:  but violence
 covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:  but love covereth all sins.
10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:  but a rod
 is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge:  but the mouth of the foolish is near
 destruction.
10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city:  the destruction of the
 poor is their poverty.
10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:  the fruit of the
 wicked to sin.
10:17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:  but he that
 refuseth reproof erreth.
10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a
 slander, is a fool.
10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:  but he that
 refraineth his lips is wise.
10:20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver:  the heart of the wicked
 is little worth.
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many:  but fools die for want of
 wisdom.
10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with
 it.
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief:  but a man of understanding
 hath wisdom.
10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:  but the desire of the
 righteous shall be granted.
10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:  but the
 righteous is an everlasting foundation.
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the
 sluggard to them that send him.
10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days:  but the years of the wicked
 shall be shortened.
10:28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:  but the expectation of
 the wicked shall perish.
10:29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright:  but destruction
 shall be to the workers of iniquity.
10:30 The righteous shall never be removed:  but the wicked shall not
 inhabit the earth.
10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:  but the froward tongue
 shall be cut out.
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:  but the mouth of
 the wicked speaketh frowardness.

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11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:  but a just weight is
 his delight.
11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame:  but with the lowly is
 wisdom.
11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:  but the perverseness of
 transgressors shall destroy them.
11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath:  but righteousness delivereth
 from death.
11:5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way:  but the wicked
 shall fall by his own wickedness.
11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:  but transgressors
 shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
11:7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish:  and the hope
 of unjust men perisheth.
11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his
 stead.
11:9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:  but through
 knowledge shall the just be delivered.
11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth:  and when
 the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted:  but it is
 overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour:  but a man of
 understanding holdeth his peace.
11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets:  but he that is of a faithful spirit
 concealeth the matter.
11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall:  but in the multitude of
 counsellors there is safety.
11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it:  and he that
 hateth suretiship is sure.
11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour:  and strong men retain riches.
11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul:  but he that is cruel
 troubleth his own flesh.
11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work:  but to him that soweth
 righteousness shall be a sure reward.
11:19 As righteousness tendeth to life:  so he that pursueth evil
 pursueth it to his own death.
11:20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD:  but
 such as are upright in their way are his delight.
11:21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished:  but
 the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is
 without discretion.
11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good:  but the expectation of
 the wicked is wrath.
11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that
 withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat:  and he that watereth shall be
 watered also himself.
11:26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him:  but blessing
 shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:  but he that seeketh
 mischief, it shall come unto him.
11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall:  but the righteous shall
 flourish as a branch.
11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind:  and the fool
 shall be servant to the wise of heart.
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth
 souls is wise.
11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth:  much more
 the wicked and the sinner.

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12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge:  but he that hateth reproof
 is brutish.
12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD:  but a man of wicked devices
 will he condemn.
12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness:  but the root of the
 righteous shall not be moved.
12:4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:  but she that maketh
 ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are right:  but the counsels of the
 wicked are deceit.
12:6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:  but the mouth
 of the upright shall deliver them.
12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not:  but the house of the
 righteous shall stand.
12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom:  but he that is of a
 perverse heart shall be despised.
12:9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that
 honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
12:10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast:  but the tender
 mercies of the wicked are cruel.
12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread:  but he that
 followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men:  but the root of the
 righteous yieldeth fruit.
12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips:  but the just
 shall come out of trouble.
12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth:  and
 the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:  but he that hearkeneth
 unto counsel is wise.
12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known:  but a prudent man covereth
 shame.
12:17 He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness:  but a false
 witness deceit.
12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:  but the tongue
 of the wise is health.
12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever:  but a lying tongue
 is but for a moment.
12:20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil:  but to the
 counsellors of peace is joy.
12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just:  but the wicked shall be
 filled with mischief.
12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD:  but they that deal truly
 are his delight.
12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge:  but the heart of fools
 proclaimeth foolishness.
12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:  but the slothful shall be
 under tribute.
12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop:  but a good word maketh
 it glad.
12:26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour:  but the way of
 the wicked seduceth them.
12:27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting:  but
 the substance of a diligent man is precious.
12:28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof
 there is no death.

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13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction:  but a scorner heareth
 not rebuke.
13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth:  but the soul of the
 transgressors shall eat violence.
13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:  but he that openeth wide
 his lips shall have destruction.
13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing:  but the soul of
 the diligent shall be made fat.
13:5 A righteous man hateth lying:  but a wicked man is loathsome, and
 cometh to shame.
13:6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way:  but wickedness
 overthroweth the sinner.
13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing:  there is that
 maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
13:8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches:  but the poor heareth not
 rebuke.
13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth:  but the lamp of the wicked shall
 be put out.
13:10 Only by pride cometh contention:  but with the well advised is
 wisdom.
13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished:  but he that gathereth
 by labour shall increase.
13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick:  but when the desire cometh,
 it is a tree of life.
13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed:  but he that feareth the
 commandment shall be rewarded.
13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares
 of death.
13:15 Good understanding giveth favour:  but the way of transgressors is
 hard.
13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge:  but a fool layeth open
 his folly.
13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief:  but a faithful ambassador
 is health.
13:18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:  but he
 that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul:  but it is abomination
 to fools to depart from evil.
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:  but a companion of
 fools shall be destroyed.
13:21 Evil pursueth sinners:  but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children:  and
 the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor:  but there is that is
 destroyed for want of judgment.
13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son:  but he that loveth him
 chasteneth him betimes.
13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul:  but the belly of
 the wicked shall want.

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14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house:  but the foolish plucketh it down
 with her hands.
14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD:  but he that is
 perverse in his ways despiseth him.
14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride:  but the lips of the
 wise shall preserve them.
14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean:  but much increase is by
 the strength of the ox.
14:5 A faithful witness will not lie:  but a false witness will utter lies.
14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:  but knowledge is
 easy unto him that understandeth.
14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in
 him the lips of knowledge.
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way:  but the folly of
 fools is deceit.
14:9 Fools make a mock at sin:  but among the righteous there is favour.
14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
 intermeddle with his joy.
14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:  but the tabernacle of
 the upright shall flourish.
14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof
 are the ways of death.
14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth
 is heaviness.
14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:  and a good
 man shall be satisfied from himself.
14:15 The simple believeth every word:  but the prudent man looketh well
 to his going.
14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil:  but the fool rageth,
 and is confident.
14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly:  and a man of wicked
 devices is hated.
14:18 The simple inherit folly:  but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the
 righteous.
14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:  but the rich hath many
 friends.
14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth:  but he that hath mercy on
 the poor, happy is he.
14:22 Do they not err that devise evil?  but mercy and truth shall be to
 them that devise good.
14:23 In all labour there is profit:  but the talk of the lips tendeth
 only to penury.
14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches:  but the foolishness of
 fools is folly.
14:25 A true witness delivereth souls:  but a deceitful witness speaketh
 lies.
14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence:  and his children
 shall have a place of refuge.
14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the
 snares of death.
14:28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour:  but in the want of
 people is the destruction of the prince.
14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:  but he that
 is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh:  but envy the rottenness of
 the bones.
14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:  but he that
 honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness:  but the righteous hath
 hope in his death.
14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding:  but that
 which is in the midst of fools is made known.
14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:  but sin is a reproach to any
 people.
14:35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant:  but his wrath is
 against him that causeth shame.

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15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath:  but grievous words stir up anger.
15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright:  but the mouth of fools
 poureth out foolishness.
15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the
 good.
15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:  but perverseness therein is
 a breach in the spirit.
15:5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction:  but he that regardeth
 reproof is prudent.
15:6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure:  but in the revenues
 of the wicked is trouble.
15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge:  but the heart of the foolish
 doeth not so.
15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD:  but the
 prayer of the upright is his delight.
15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD:  but he loveth
 him that followeth after righteousness.
15:10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he
 that hateth reproof shall die.
15:11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD:  how much more then the
 hearts of the children of men?
15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him:  neither will he go unto
 the wise.
15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance:  but by sorrow of the
 heart the spirit is broken.
15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge:  but the
 mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil:  but he that is of a merry
 heart hath a continual feast.
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and
 trouble therewith.
15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
 hatred therewith.
15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:  but he that is slow to anger
 appeaseth strife.
15:19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns:  but the way
 of the righteous is made plain.
15:20 A wise son maketh a glad father:  but a foolish man despiseth his
 mother.
15:21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom:  but a man of
 understanding walketh uprightly.
15:22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed:  but in the multitude of
 counsellors they are established.
15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth:  and a word spoken in due
 season, how good is it!
15:24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell
 beneath.
15:25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud:  but he will establish
 the border of the widow.
15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD:  but the
 words of the pure are pleasant words.
15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth
 gifts shall live.
15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer:  but the mouth of the
 wicked poureth out evil things.
15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked:  but he heareth the prayer of the
 righteous.
15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart:  and a good report maketh
 the bones fat.
15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul:  but he that
 heareth reproof getteth understanding.
15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour
 is humility.

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16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue,
 is from the LORD.
16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD
 weigheth the spirits.
16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself:  yea, even the wicked for
 the day of evil.
16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: 
 though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:  and by the fear of the LORD
 men depart from evil.
16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at
 peace with him.
16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without
 right.
16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way:  but the LORD directeth his steps.
16:10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king:  his mouth
 transgresseth not in judgment.
16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD's:  all the weights of the
 bag are his work.
16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness:  for the throne
 is established by righteousness.
16:13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that
 speaketh right.
16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death:  but a wise man will
 pacify it.
16:15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is
 as a cloud of the latter rain.
16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!  and to get
 understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:  he that keepeth
 his way preserveth his soul.
16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
16:19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to
 divide the spoil with the proud.
16:20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good:  and whoso trusteth
 in the LORD, happy is he.
16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent:  and the sweetness of the
 lips increaseth learning.
16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but
 the instruction of fools is folly.
16:23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his
 lips.
16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to
 the bones.
16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof
 are the ways of death.
16:26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of
 him.
16:27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil:  and in his lips there is as a
 burning fire.
16:28 A froward man soweth strife:  and a whisperer separateth chief
 friends.
16:29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way
 that is not good.
16:30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things:  moving his lips he
 bringeth evil to pass.
16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of
 righteousness.
16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
 ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of
 the LORD.

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