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Proverbs - ch 16 v 21 - 33
- The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words shall attain to greater things.
- Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness.
- The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.
- Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
- The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.
- The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
- A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.
- An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good
- He that with fixed eyes deviseth· wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass.
- Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
- The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities.
- Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord.
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