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Proverbs - ch 21 v 1 - 20
- As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.
- Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.
- To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.
- Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.
- The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.
- He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.
- The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.
- The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.
- It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.
- The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.
- When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.
- The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.
- He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.
- A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.
- It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.
- A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.
- He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.
- The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.
- It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.
- There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.
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