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1. These are the proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one makes his mother sad.
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1. The proverbs H4912 of Solomon H8010 . A wise H2450 son H1121 maketh a glad H8055 father H1 : but a foolish H3684 son H1121 is the heaviness H8424 of his mother H517 .
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2. Wealth gained by doing wrong will not really help you, but doing right will save you from death.
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2. Treasures H214 of wickedness H7562 profit H3276 nothing H3808 : but righteousness H6666 delivereth H5337 from death H4480 H4194 .
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3. The Lord takes care of good people and gives them the food they need, but he keeps the wicked from getting what they want.
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3. The LORD H3068 will not H3808 suffer the soul H5315 of the righteous H6662 to famish H7456 : but he casteth away H1920 the substance H1942 of the wicked H7563 .
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4. Lazy hands will make you poor; hardworking hands will make you rich.
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4. He becometh poor H7326 that dealeth H6213 with a slack H7423 hand H3709 : but the hand H3027 of the diligent H2742 maketh rich H6238 .
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5. A son who works hard while it is harvest time will be successful, but one who sleeps through the harvest is worthless.
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5. He that gathereth H103 in summer H7019 is a wise H7919 son H1121 : but he that sleepeth H7290 in harvest H7105 is a son H1121 that causeth shame H954 .
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6. People say good things about those who live right, but the words of the wicked only hide their violent plans.
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6. Blessings H1293 are upon the head H7218 of the just H6662 : but violence H2555 covereth H3680 the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 .
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7. Good people leave memories that bless us, but the wicked are soon forgotten.
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7. The memory H2143 of the just H6662 is blessed H1293 : but the name H8034 of the wicked H7563 shall rot H7537 .
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8. The wise accept instruction, but fools argue and bring trouble on themselves.
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8. The wise H2450 in heart H3820 will receive H3947 commandments H4687 : but a prating H8193 fool H191 shall fall H3832 .
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9. Honest people can always feel secure, but lying cheaters will be caught.
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9. He that walketh H1980 uprightly H8537 walketh H1980 surely H983 : but he that perverteth H6140 his ways H1870 shall be known H3045 .
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10. If you fail to speak the truth, trouble will follow. If you speak openly, peace will come.
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10. He that winketh H7169 with the eye H5869 causeth H5414 sorrow H6094 : but a prating H8193 fool H191 shall fall H3832 .
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11. The words of good people are like a spring of fresh water, but the words of the wicked only hide their violent plans.
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11. The mouth H6310 of a righteous H6662 man is a well H4726 of life H2416 : but violence H2555 covereth H3680 the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 .
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12. Hatred causes arguments, but love overlooks all wrongs.
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12. Hatred H8135 stirreth up H5782 strifes H4090 : but love H160 covereth H3680 H5921 all H3605 sins H6588 .
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13. Intelligent people speak words of wisdom, but fools must be punished before they learn their lesson.
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13. In the lips H8193 of him that hath understanding H995 wisdom H2451 is found H4672 : but a rod H7626 is for the back H1460 of him that is void H2638 of understanding H3820 .
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14. Wise people are quiet and learn new things, but fools talk and bring trouble on themselves.
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14. Wise H2450 men lay up H6845 knowledge H1847 : but the mouth H6310 of the foolish H191 is near H7138 destruction H4288 .
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15. Wealth protects the rich, but poverty destroys the poor.
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15. The rich man H6223 's wealth H1952 is his strong H5797 city H7151 : the destruction H4288 of the poor H1800 is their poverty H7389 .
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16. What good people do brings life, but wicked people produce only sin.
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16. The labor H6468 of the righteous H6662 tendeth to life H2416 : the fruit H8393 of the wicked H7563 to sin H2403 .
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17. Those who accept correction show others how to live. Those who reject correction lead others the wrong way.
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17. He is in the way H734 of life H2416 that keepeth H8104 instruction H4148 : but he that refuseth H5800 reproof H8433 erreth H8582 .
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18. You might have to lie to hide your hatred, but saying something hurtful could be even more foolish.
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18. He that hideth H3680 hatred H8135 with lying H8267 lips H8193 , and he that uttereth H3318 a slander H1681 , is a fool H3684 .
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19. A person who talks too much gets into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet.
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19. In the multitude H7230 of words H1697 there wanteth H2308 not H3808 sin H6588 : but he that refraineth H2820 his lips H8193 is wise H7919 .
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20. Words from good people are like pure silver, but thoughts from the wicked are worthless.
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20. The tongue H3956 of the just H6662 is as choice H977 silver H3701 : the heart H3820 of the wicked H7563 is little worth H4592 .
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21. Good people say things that help others, but the wicked die from a lack of understanding.
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21. The lips H8193 of the righteous H6662 feed H7462 many H7227 : but fools H191 die H4191 for want H2638 of wisdom H3820 .
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22. It is the Lord's blessing that brings wealth, and no hard work can add to it.
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22. The blessing H1293 of the LORD H3068 , it H1931 maketh rich H6238 , and he addeth H3254 no H3808 sorrow H6089 with H5973 it.
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23. Fools enjoy doing wrong, but the wise enjoy wisdom.
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23. It is as sport H7814 to a fool H3684 to do H6213 mischief H2154 : but a man H376 of understanding H8394 hath wisdom H2451 .
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24. The wicked will be defeated by what they fear, but good people will get what they want.
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24. The fear H4034 of the wicked H7563 , it H1931 shall come upon H935 him : but the desire H8378 of the righteous H6662 shall be granted H5414 .
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25. The wicked are destroyed when trouble comes, but good people stand strong forever.
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25. As the whirlwind H5492 passeth H5674 , so is the wicked H7563 no H369 more : but the righteous H6662 is an everlasting H5769 foundation H3247 .
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26. Sending a lazy to person to do anything is as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.
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26. As vinegar H2558 to the teeth H8127 , and as smoke H6227 to the eyes H5869 , so H3651 is the sluggard H6102 to them that send H7971 him.
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27. Respect for the Lord will add years to your life, but the wicked will have their lives cut short.
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27. The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 prolongeth H3254 days H3117 : but the years H8141 of the wicked H7563 shall be shortened H7114 .
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28. What good people hope for brings happiness, but what the wicked hope for brings destruction.
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28. The hope H8431 of the righteous H6662 shall be gladness H8057 : but the expectation H8615 of the wicked H7563 shall perish H6 .
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29. The Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do wrong.
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29. The way H1870 of the LORD H3068 is strength H4581 to the upright H8537 : but destruction H4288 shall be to the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 .
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30. Good people will always be safe, but the wicked will be forced out of the land.
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30. The righteous H6662 shall never H5769 H1077 be removed H4131 : but the wicked H7563 shall not H3808 inhabit H7931 the earth H776 .
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31. Those who live right say wise things, but people stop listening to troublemakers.
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31. The mouth H6310 of the just H6662 bringeth forth H5107 wisdom H2451 : but the froward H8419 tongue H3956 shall be cut out H3772 .
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32. Good people know the right things to say, but the wicked say things to make trouble.
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32. The lips H8193 of the righteous H6662 know H3045 what is acceptable H7522 : but the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 speaketh frowardness H8419 .
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