Hello, and welcome
to His Words Are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and
today we're going to be reading
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together in the
book of Proverbs.
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But before we start, let's pray.
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Dear Father, Thank You so
much for the opportunity to
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step apart from the different
things that we each have
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going on in our lives,
and to listen to Your words,
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and to spend a few
minutes worshipping You.
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Please send Your Spirit
to guide our ears as we hear,
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and to plant Your words
in our hearts to bear fruit.
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We love You so much,
and thank You for loving us.
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Amen.
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Reading in the book of Proverbs.
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We're starting in
chapter 15, with verse 31,
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and this is the
King James Version.
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The ear that
heareth the reproof of life
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abideth among the wise.
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He that refuseth instruction
despiseth his own soul:
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but he that heareth
reproof getteth understanding.
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The fear of the Lord is
the instruction of wisdom;
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and before honor is humility.
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Proverbs 16.
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The preparations
of the heart in man,
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and the answer of the
tongue, is from the Lord.
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All the ways of a man
are clean in his own eyes;
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but the Lord
weigheth the spirits.
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Commit thy works unto
the Lord, and thy thoughts
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shall be established.
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The Lord hath made all
things for himself: yea,
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even the wicked
for the day of evil.
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Every one that is proud in heart
is an abomination to the Lord:
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though hand join in hand,
he shall not be unpunished.
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By mercy and truth iniquity
is purged: and by the fear of
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the Lord men depart from evil.
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When a man's ways please the
Lord, he maketh even his enemies
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to be at peace with him.
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Better is a little with
righteousness than great
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revenues without right.
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A man's heart
deviseth his way: but the Lord
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directeth his steps.
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A divine sentence is
in the lips of the king:
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his mouth
transgresseth not in judgment.
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A just weight and balance
are the Lord's: all the weights
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of the bag are his work.
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It is an abomination to
kings to commit wickedness:
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for the throne is
established by righteousness.
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Righteous lips are
the delight of kings;
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and they love him
that speaketh right.
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The wrath of a king is
as messengers of death:
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but a wise man will pacify it.
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In the light of the
king's countenance is life;
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and his favor is as a
cloud of the latter rain.
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How much better is it
to get wisdom than gold!
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and to get understanding
rather to be chosen than silver!
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The highway of the
upright is to depart from evil:
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he that keepeth his
way preserveth his soul.
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Pride goeth before destruction,
and a haughty spirit
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before a fall.
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Better it is to be of an
humble spirit with the lowly,
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than to divide the
spoil with the proud.
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He that handleth a
matter wisely shall find good:
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and whoso trusteth in
the Lord, happy is he.
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The wise in heart
shall be called prudent:
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and the sweetness of the
lips increaseth learning.
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Understanding is a wellspring
of life unto him that hath it:
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but the
instruction of fools is folly.
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The heart of the
wise teacheth his mouth,
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and addeth learning to his lips.
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Pleasant words are as an
honeycomb, sweet to the soul,
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and health to the bones.
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There is a way that
seemeth right unto a man,
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but the end thereof
are the ways of death.
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He that laboreth
laboreth for himself;
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for his mouth craveth it of him.
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An ungodly man diggeth up
evil: and in his lips there is
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as a burning fire.
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A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth
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chief friends.
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A violent man
enticeth his neighbor,
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and leadeth him into
the way that is not good.
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He shutteth his eyes
to devise froward things:
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moving his lips he
bringeth evil to pass.
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The hoary head is a
crown of glory; if it be found
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in the way of righteousness.
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He that is slow to anger
is better than the mighty;
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and he that ruleth his spirit
than he that taketh a city.
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The lot is cast into the lap;
but the whole disposing thereof
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is of the Lord.
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Proverbs 17, and this
is the King James Version.
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Better is a dry morsel,
and quietness therewith,
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than an house full of
sacrifices with strife.
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A wise servant shall have rule
over a son that causeth shame,
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and shall have part of the
inheritance among the brethren.
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The refining pot is for silver,
and the furnace for gold:
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but the Lord trieth the hearts.
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A wicked doer
giveth heed to false lips;
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and a liar giveth
ear to a naughty tongue.
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Whoso mocketh the
poor reproacheth his Maker:
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and he that is glad
at calamities shall not
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be unpunished.
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Children's children
are the crown of old men;
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and the glory of
children are their fathers.
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Excellent speech becometh
not a fool: much less do lying
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lips a prince.
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A gift is as a precious stone
in the eyes of him that hath it:
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whithersoever it
turneth, it prospereth.
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He that covereth a
transgression seeketh love;
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but he that repeateth a
matter separateth very friends.
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A reproof entereth more into a
wise man than an hundred stripes
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into a fool.
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An evil man seeketh only
rebellion: therefore a cruel
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messenger shall
be sent against him.
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Let a bear robbed of
her whelps meet a man,
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rather than a fool in his folly.
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Whoso rewardeth evil for
good, evil shall not depart
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from his house.
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The beginning of strife is
as when one letteth out water:
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therefore leave off contention,
before it be meddled with.
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He that justifieth the wicked,
and he that condemneth the just,
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even they both are
abomination to the Lord.
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Wherefore is there a
price in the hand of a fool
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to get wisdom, seeing
he hath no heart to it?
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A friend loveth at all
times, and a brother is born
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for adversity.
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A man void of
understanding striketh hands,
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and becometh surety in
the presence of his friend.
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He loveth transgression
that loveth strife:
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and he that exalteth his
gate seeketh destruction.
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He that hath a
froward heart findeth no good:
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and he that hath a perverse
tongue falleth into mischief.
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He that begetteth a
fool doeth it to his sorrow:
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and the father of
a fool hath no joy.
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A merry heart doeth good like
a medicine: but a broken spirit
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drieth the bones.
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A wicked man taketh a gift
out of the bosom to pervert
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the ways of judgment.
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Wisdom is before him
that hath understanding;
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but the eyes of a fool
are in the ends of the earth.
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A foolish son is a grief to his
father, and bitterness to her
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that bare him.
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Also to punish the just
is not good, nor to strike
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princes for equity.
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He that hath
knowledge spareth his words:
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and a man of understanding
is of an excellent spirit.
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Even a fool, when he holdeth
his peace, is counted wise:
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and he that shutteth his lips is
esteemed a man of understanding.
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Reading from
Proverbs chapter 18.
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Through desire a man,
having separated himself,
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seeketh and
intermeddleth with all wisdom.
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A fool hath no
delight in understanding,
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but that his heart
may discover itself.
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When the wicked cometh,
then cometh also contempt,
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and with ignominy reproach.
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The words of a man's
mouth are as deep waters,
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and the wellspring of
wisdom as a flowing brook.
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It is not good to accept
the person of the wicked,
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to overthrow the
righteous in judgment.
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A fool's lips enter into
contention, and his mouth
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calleth for strokes.
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A fool's mouth is his
destruction, and his lips
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are the snare of his soul.
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The words of a
talebearer are as wounds,
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and they go down into the
innermost parts of the belly.
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He also that is slothful
in his work is brother to him
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that is a great waster.
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The name of the
Lord is a strong tower:
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the righteous
runneth into it, and is safe.
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The rich man's
wealth is his strong city,
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and as an high
wall in his own conceit.
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Before destruction the
heart of man is haughty,
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and before honor is humility.
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He that answereth a
matter before he heareth it,
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it is folly and shame unto him.
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The spirit of a man
will sustain his infirmity;
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but a wounded
spirit who can bear?
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The heart of the prudent getteth
knowledge; and the ear of the
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wise seeketh knowledge.
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A man's gift maketh room
for him, and bringeth him
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before great men.
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He that is first in
his own cause seemeth just;
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but his neighbor
cometh and searcheth him.
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The lot causeth
contentions to cease,
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and parteth between the mighty.
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A brother offended is harder
to be won than a strong city:
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and their contentions are
like the bars of a castle.
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A man's belly shall be satisfied
with the fruit of his mouth;
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and with the increase of
his lips shall he be filled.
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Death and life are in
the power of the tongue:
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and they that love it
shall eat the fruit thereof.
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Whoso findeth a wife
findeth a good thing,
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and obtaineth favor of the Lord.
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The poor useth entreaties;
but the rich answereth roughly.
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A man that hath friends
must show himself friendly:
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and there is a friend that
sticketh closer than a brother.
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Proverbs chapter 19; this
is the King James Version.
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Better is the poor that
walketh in his integrity,
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than he that is perverse
in his lips, and is a fool.
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Also, that the soul be without
knowledge, it is not good;
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and he that hasteth
with his feet sinneth.
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The foolishness of a
man perverteth his way:
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and his heart
fretteth against the Lord.
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Wealth maketh many friends;
but the poor is separated
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from his neighbor.
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A false witness
shall not be unpunished,
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and he that speaketh
lies shall not escape.
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Many will entreat
the favor of the prince:
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and every man is a
friend to him that giveth gifts.
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All the brethren of
the poor do hate him:
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how much more do his
friends go far from him?
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he pursueth them with words,
yet they are wanting to him.
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He that getteth
wisdom loveth his own soul:
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he that keepeth
understanding shall find good.
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A false witness
shall not be unpunished,
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and he that
speaketh lies shall perish.
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Delight is not seemly for a
fool; much less for a servant
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to have rule over princes.
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The discretion of a
man deferreth his anger;
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and it is his glory to
pass over a transgression.
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The king's wrath is
as the roaring of a lion;
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but his favor is
as dew upon the grass.
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A foolish son is the
calamity of his father:
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and the contentions of a
wife are a continual dropping.
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House and riches are
the inheritance of fathers:
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and a prudent
wife is from the Lord.
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Slothfulness
casteth into a deep sleep;
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and an idle soul
shall suffer hunger.
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He that keepeth the commandment
keepeth his own soul;
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but he that
despiseth his ways shall die.
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He that hath pity upon the
poor lendeth unto the Lord;
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and that which he hath
given will he pay him again.
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Chasten thy son while there
is hope, and let not thy soul
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spare for his crying.
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A man of great wrath
shall suffer punishment:
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for if thou deliver him
yet thou must do it again.
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Hear counsel, and receive
instruction, that thou mayest
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be wise in thy latter end.
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There are many
devices in a man's heart,
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nevertheless the counsel
of the Lord, that shall stand.
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The desire of a man is
his kindness: and a poor man
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is better than a liar.
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The fear of the Lord tendeth
to life: and he that hath it
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shall abide satisfied; he
shall not be visited with evil.
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A slothful man hideth
his hand in his bosom,
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and will not so much as
bring it to his mouth again.
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Smite a scorner, and
the simple will beware:
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and reprove one
that hath understanding,
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and he will
understand knowledge.
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He that wasteth his father,
and chaseth away his mother,
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is a son that causeth
shame, and bringeth reproach.
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Cease, my son, to hear the
instruction that causeth to err
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from the words of knowledge.
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