Proverbs 23:16-26
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16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
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18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
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25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
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26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.