Proverbs 19:1-13
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1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
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3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
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4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
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5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
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6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
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8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
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10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.