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Proverbs - ch 19 v 1 - 20
- Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
- It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
- The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
- Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
- A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
- Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
- All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
- He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
- A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
- Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
- The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
- House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
- Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
- He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
- Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.
- A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
- Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
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