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18:1He who separates himself seeks his own desire / And rages against all sound wisdom.
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18:2A fool has no delight in understanding, / But only that his heart may reveal itself.
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18:3When the wicked man comes, contempt also comes; / And with dishonor comes reproach.
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18:4The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, / A gushing stream, a fountain of wisdom.
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18:5To respect the person of the wicked man is not good, / Nor to turn aside the righteous man in judgment.
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18:6A fool's lips bring strife, / And his mouth invites blows.
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18:7A fool's mouth is his ruin, / And his lips are the snare of his soul.
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18:8The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, / And they go down into the innermost parts of one's being.
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18:9He also who is slack in his work / Is brother to him who is a destroyer.
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18:10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; / The righteous man runs into it and is safe.
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18:11The rich man's substance is his strong city / And like a high wall in his own imagination.
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18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, / But humility goes before honor.
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18:13As for him who gives an answer before he hears, / It is folly and shame.
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18:14The spirit of a man can sustain his sickness, / But a broken spirit who can bear?
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18:15The heart of one who has understanding acquires knowledge, / And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
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18:16A man's gift makes room for him / And brings him before great men.
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18:17The first to plead his case seems just, / Until his neighbor comes and cross-examines him.
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18:18The lot causes contentions to cease / And decides between the mighty.
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18:19A brother offended is harder to be gained than a strong city, / And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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18:20With the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach will be satisfied; / With the produce of his lips he will be satisfied.
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18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, / And those who love it will eat its fruit.
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18:22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, / And obtains favor from Jehovah.
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18:23The poor man utters supplications, / But the rich man answers roughly.
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18:24A man of many friends comes to destruction, / But there is a true friend that sticks closer than a brother.
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19:1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity / Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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19:2Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, / And he who makes haste with his feet sins.
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19:3The foolishness of a man subverts his way, / And his heart is indignant toward Jehovah.
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19:4Wealth adds many friends, / But the poor man is separated from his friend.
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19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, / And he who utters lies will not escape.
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19:6Many will entreat the favor of the generous man, / And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
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19:7All the brothers of the poor man hate him; / How much more do his friends go far from him! / He pursues them with words, but they are not there.
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19:8He who acquires sense loves his own soul; / He who keeps understanding will find good.
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19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, / And he who utters lies will perish.
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19:10Delicate living is not fitting for a fool; / Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
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19:11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, / And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
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19:12The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, / But his favor is like dew upon the grass.
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19:13A foolish son is the ruin of his father, / And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
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19:14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, / But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
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19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, / And the idle soul will suffer hunger.
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19:16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul; / He who is careless of his ways will die.
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19:17He who has pity upon a poor man lends to Jehovah, / And He will repay him for his good deed.
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19:18Discipline your son, for there is hope; / But do not set your heart on destroying him.
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19:19A man of great wrath will bear the penalty; / For if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
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19:20Listen to counsel, and receive instruction, / That you may be wise at the end of your days.
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19:21There are many devices in a man's heart, / But it is the counsel of Jehovah that will stand.
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19:22What is desirable in a man is his kindness, / And a poor man is better than a liar.
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19:23The fear of Jehovah leads to life, / And he who has it will lodge in contentment; / He will not be visited with evil.
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19:24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, / And will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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19:25Strike a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence; / And reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand / knowledge.
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19:26He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother / Is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
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19:27Cease listening, my son, to instruction, / And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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19:28A worthless witness mocks justice, / And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.
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19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, / And blows for the back of fools.
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