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1. 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
2. 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
3. 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
4. 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
5. 25:6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
6. 25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
7. 25:10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
8. 25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
9. 25:14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
10. 25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
11. 25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
12. 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
13. 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
14. 25:19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
15. 25:20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
16. 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
17. 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
18. 25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
19. 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
20. 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
21. 26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
22. 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
23. 26:6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
24. 26:10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
25. 26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
26. 26:18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
27. 26:19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
28. 26:21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
29. 26:22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
30. 26:23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
31. 26:24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
32. 26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
33. 26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
34. 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
35. 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
36. 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
37. 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
38. 27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
39. 27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
40. 27:12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
41. 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
42. 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
43. 27:16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
44. 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
45. 27:21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
46. 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
47. 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
48. 27:25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
49. 27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
50. 27:27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.