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Proverbs - ch 20 v 1 - 20
- Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
- The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
- It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
- The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
- Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?
- The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
- A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
- Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.
- Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
- The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
- Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
- Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.
- Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
- Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
- He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.
- Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
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