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Proverbs

1. 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
2. 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
3. 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
4. 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
5. 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
6. 22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
7. 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
8. 22:19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
9. 22:21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
10. 22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
11. 22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
12. 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
13. 23:6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
14. 23:22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
15. 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
16. 23:25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
17. 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
18. 23:34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
19. 24:8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
20. 24:11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
21. 24:12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
22. 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
23. 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
24. 24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
25. 24:26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
26. 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
27. 25:7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
28. 25:10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
29. 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
30. 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
31. 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.
32. 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
33. 26:6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
34. 26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
35. 26:10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
36. 26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
37. 26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
38. 26:19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
39. 26:24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
40. 26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
41. 26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
42. 27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
43. 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.
44. 27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
45. 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
46. 27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
47. 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
48. 28:3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
49. 28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
50. 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.