Proverbs 14:2-15
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2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
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5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
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6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
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9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
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10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
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11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
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12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
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14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
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15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.