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Proverbs - ch 14 v 21 - 35
- He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
- Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
- In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
- Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
- A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
- For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
- The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
- A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
- He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
- A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
- He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
- The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
- Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
- By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
- The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
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