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| | Pro 19:1 | Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
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| | Pro 19:2 | It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.
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| | Pro 19:3 | A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
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| | Pro 19:4 | Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
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| | Pro 19:5 | A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.
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| | Pro 19:6 | Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
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| | Pro 19:7 | A poor man is shunned by all his relatives-- how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
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| | Pro 19:8 | He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.
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| | Pro 19:9 | A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.
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| | Pro 19:10 | It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury-- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
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| | Pro 19:11 | A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
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| | Pro 19:12 | A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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| | Pro 19:13 | A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
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| | Pro 19:14 | Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
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| | Pro 19:15 | Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
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| | Pro 19:16 | He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
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| | Pro 19:17 | He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
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| | Pro 19:18 | Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
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| | Pro 19:19 | A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
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| | Pro 19:20 | Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
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| | Pro 19:21 | Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
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| | Pro 19:22 | What a man desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
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| | Pro 19:23 | The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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| | Pro 19:24 | The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
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| | Pro 19:25 | Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
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| | Pro 19:26 | He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
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| | Pro 19:27 | Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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| | Pro 19:28 | A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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| | Pro 19:29 | Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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