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| 1. | Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish. |
| 2. | A good man obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn. |
| 3. | A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. |
| 4. | A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. |
| 5. | The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit. |
| 6. | The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. |
| 7. | Overthrow the wicked, and they are no more; but the house of the righteous shall stand. |
| 8. | A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised. |
| 9. | Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. |
| 10. | A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. |
| 11. | He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding. |
| 12. | The wicked desireth the net of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. |
| 13. | In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous man shall go forth out of trouble. |
| 14. | A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man`s hands shall be rendered unto him. |
| 15. | The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel. |
| 16. | The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent man covereth shame. |
| 17. | He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit. |
| 18. | There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health. |
| 19. | The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment. |
| 20. | Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy. |
| 21. | There shall no evil happen to a righteous man; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. |
| 22. | Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight. |
| 23. | A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly. |
| 24. | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute. |
| 25. | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad. |
| 26. | The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them. |
| 27. | The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man`s precious substance is to the diligent. |
| 28. | In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death. |