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1. It is better to be poor and honest than to be a liar and a fool.
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1. Better H2896 is the poor H7326 that walketh H1980 in his integrity H8537 , than he that is perverse H4480 H6141 in his lips H8193 , and is a fool H3684 .
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2. Being excited about something is not enough. You must also know what you are doing. Don't rush into something, or you might do it wrong.
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2. Also H1571 , that the soul H5315 be without H3808 knowledge H1847 , it is not H3808 good H2896 ; and he that hasteth H213 with his feet H7272 sinneth H2398 .
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3. People ruin their lives with the foolish things they do, and then they blame the Lord for it.
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3. The foolishness H200 of man H120 perverteth H5557 his way H1870 : and his heart H3820 fretteth H2196 against H5921 the LORD H3068 .
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4. Wealth will bring you many friends, but become poor and your friends will leave you.
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4. Wealth H1952 maketh H3254 many H7227 friends H7453 ; but the poor H1800 is separated H6504 from his neighbor H4480 H7453 .
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5. A witness who lies will be punished; that liar will not escape.
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5. A false H8267 witness H5707 shall not H3808 be unpunished H5352 , and he that speaketh H6315 lies H3577 shall not H3808 escape H4422 .
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6. Many people are nice to a generous person. Everyone wants to be friends with someone who gives gifts.
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6. Many H7227 will entreat H2470 the favor H6440 of the prince H5081 : and every man H3605 is a friend H7453 to him that giveth gifts H376 H4976 .
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7. If you are poor, your family will turn against you, and your friends will avoid you even more. You might beg them for help, but no one will come to help you.
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7. All H3605 the brethren H251 of the poor H7326 do hate H8130 him : how much more H637 H3588 do his friends H4828 go far H7368 from H4480 him? he pursueth H7291 them with words H561 , yet they H1992 are wanting H3808 to him .
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8. Be a friend to yourself; do all you can to be wise. Try hard to understand, and you will be rewarded.
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8. He that getteth H7069 wisdom H3820 loveth H157 his own soul H5315 : he that keepeth H8104 understanding H8394 shall find H4672 good H2896 .
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9. A witness who lies will be punished. That liar will be destroyed.
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9. A false H8267 witness H5707 shall not H3808 be unpunished H5352 , and he that speaketh H6315 lies H3577 shall perish H6 .
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10. A fool should not be rich, and a slave should not rule over princes.
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10. Delight H8588 is not H3808 seemly H5000 for a fool H3684 ; much less H637 for H3588 a servant H5650 to have rule H4910 over princes H8269 .
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11. Experience makes you more patient, and you are most patient when you ignore insults.
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11. The discretion H7922 of a man H120 deferreth H748 his anger H639 ; and it is his glory H8597 to pass H5674 over H5921 a transgression H6588 .
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12. The shouts of an angry king are like a roaring lion, but his kind words are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.
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12. The king H4428 's wrath H2197 is as the roaring H5099 of a lion H3715 ; but his favor H7522 is as dew H2919 upon H5921 the grass H6212 .
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13. A foolish son brings a flood of troubles to his father, and a complaining wife is like the constant dripping of water.
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13. A foolish H3684 son H1121 is the calamity H1942 of his father H1 : and the contentions H4079 of a wife H802 are a continual H2956 dropping H1812 .
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14. People receive houses and money from their parents, but a good wife is a gift from the Lord.
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14. House H1004 and riches H1952 are the inheritance H5159 of fathers H1 : and a prudent H7919 wife H802 is from the LORD H4480 H3068 .
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15. Laziness brings on sleep, and an appetite for rest brings on hunger.
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15. Slothfulness H6103 casteth H5307 into a deep sleep H8639 ; and an idle H7423 soul H5315 shall suffer hunger H7456 .
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16. Obey the law and live; ignore it and die.
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16. He that keepeth H8104 the commandment H4687 keepeth H8104 his own soul H5315 ; but he that despiseth H959 his ways H1870 shall die H4191 .
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17. Giving help to the poor is like loaning money to the Lord. He will pay you back for your kindness.
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17. He that hath pity H2603 upon the poor H1800 lendeth H3867 unto the LORD H3068 ; and that which he hath given H1576 will he pay him again H7999 .
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18. Discipline your children while there is still hope. Avoiding it can be deadly.
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18. Chasten H3256 thy son H1121 while H3588 there is H3426 hope H8615 , and let not H408 thy soul H5315 spare H5375 for H413 his crying H4191 .
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19. People who are quick to become angry must pay the price. Protect them from punishment, and they become worse.
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19. A man of great H1419 wrath H2534 shall suffer H5375 punishment H6066 : for H3588 if H518 thou deliver H5337 him , yet H5750 thou must do it again H3254 .
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20. Listen to advice and accept discipline; then you, too, will become wise.
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20. Hear H8085 counsel H6098 , and receive H6901 instruction H4148 , that H4616 thou mayest be wise H2449 in thy latter H319 end.
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21. People might make many plans, but what the Lord says is what will happen.
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21. There are many H7227 devices H4284 in a man H376 's heart H3820 ; nevertheless the counsel H6098 of the LORD H3068 , that H1931 shall stand H6965 .
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22. People want a friend they can trust. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
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22. The desire H8378 of a man H120 is his kindness H2617 : and a poor H7326 man H4480 H376 is better H2896 than a liar H3577 .
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23. Respect the Lord and you will have a good life, one that is satisfying and free from trouble.
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23. The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 tendeth to life H2416 : and he that hath it shall abide H3885 satisfied H7649 ; he shall not H1077 be visited H6485 with evil H7451 .
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24. Some people are too lazy to take care of themselves. They will not even lift the food from their plate to their mouth.
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24. A slothful H6102 man hideth H2934 his hand H3027 in his bosom H6747 , and will not H3808 so much H1571 as bring it to his mouth again H413 H6310 H7725 .
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25. Punish a rude, arrogant person, and even slow learners will become wiser. But just a little correction is enough to teach a person who has understanding.
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25. Smite H5221 a scorner H3887 , and the simple H6612 will beware H6191 : and reprove H3198 one that hath understanding H995 , and he will understand H995 knowledge H1847 .
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26. Those who would steal from their father and chase away their mother are disgusting, shameful people.
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26. He that wasteth H7703 his father H1 , and chaseth away H1272 his mother H517 , is a son H1121 that causeth shame H954 , and bringeth reproach H2659 .
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27. My son, if you stop listening to instructions, you will keep making stupid mistakes.
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27. Cease H2308 , my son H1121 , to hear H8085 the instruction H4148 that causeth to err H7686 from the words H4480 H561 of knowledge H1847 .
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28. Using a criminal as a witness makes a joke of justice. People like that only want to do wrong.
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28. An ungodly H1100 witness H5707 scorneth H3887 judgment H4941 : and the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 devoureth H1104 iniquity H205 .
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29. People who show no respect for anything must be brought to justice. You must punish such fools.
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29. Judgments H8201 are prepared H3559 for scorners H3887 , and stripes H4112 for the back H1460 of fools H3684 .
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