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1. A wise woman strengthens her family, but a foolish woman destroys hers by what she does.
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1. Every wise H2454 woman H802 buildeth H1129 her house H1004 : but the foolish H200 plucketh it down H2040 with her hands H3027 .
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2. People who live good lives respect the Lord, but those who live evil lives don't.
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2. He that walketh H1980 in his uprightness H3476 feareth H3372 the LORD H3068 : but he that is perverse H3868 in his ways H1870 despiseth H959 him.
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3. Fools will be punished for their proud words, but the words of the wise will protect them.
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3. In the mouth H6310 of the foolish H191 is a rod H2415 of pride H1346 : but the lips H8193 of the wise H2450 shall preserve H8104 them.
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4. When there are no oxen, no food is in the barn. But with a strong ox, much grain can be grown.
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4. Where no H369 oxen H504 are , the crib H18 is clean H1249 : but much H7230 increase H8393 is by the strength H3581 of the ox H7794 .
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5. A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness tells nothing but lies.
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5. A faithful H529 witness H5707 will not H3808 lie H3576 : but a false H8267 witness H5707 will utter H6315 lies H3577 .
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6. Those who make fun of wisdom look for it and do not find it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
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6. A scorner H3887 seeketh H1245 wisdom H2451 , and findeth it not H369 : but knowledge H1847 is easy H7043 unto him that understandeth H995 .
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7. Stay away from fools, because they can't teach you anything.
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7. Go H1980 from the presence H4480 H5048 of a foolish H3684 man H376 , when thou perceivest H3045 not H1077 in him the lips H8193 of knowledge H1847 .
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8. A wise person will understand what to do, but a foolish person is dishonest.
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8. The wisdom H2451 of the prudent H6175 is to understand H995 his way H1870 : but the folly H200 of fools H3684 is deceit H4820 .
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9. Fools don't care if they sin, but honest people work at being right.
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9. Fools H191 make a mock H3887 at sin H817 : but among H996 the righteous H3477 there is favor H7522 .
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10. No one else can know your sadness, and strangers cannot share your joy.
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10. The heart H3820 knoweth H3045 his own H5315 bitterness H4787 ; and a stranger H2114 doth not H3808 intermeddle H6148 with his joy H8057 .
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11. The wicked person's house will be destroyed, but a good person's tent will still be standing.
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11. The house H1004 of the wicked H7563 shall be overthrown H8045 : but the tabernacle H168 of the upright H3477 shall flourish H6524 .
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12. Some people think they are doing right, but in the end it leads to death.
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12. There is H3426 a way H1870 which seemeth right H3477 unto H6440 a man H376 , but the end H319 thereof are the ways H1870 of death H4194 .
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13. Someone who is laughing may be sad inside, and joy may end in sadness.
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13. Even H1571 in laughter H7814 the heart H3820 is sorrowful H3510 ; and the end H319 of that mirth H8057 is heaviness H8424 .
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14. Evil people will be paid back for their evil ways, and good people will be rewarded for their good ones.
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14. The backslider H5472 in heart H3820 shall be filled H7646 with his own ways H4480 H1870 : and a good H2896 man H376 shall be satisfied from H4480 H5921 himself.
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15. Fools will believe anything, but the wise think about what they do.
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15. The simple H6612 believeth H539 every H3605 word H1697 : but the prudent H6175 man looketh well H995 to his going H838 .
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16. Wise people are careful and stay out of trouble, but fools are careless and quick to act.
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16. A wise H2450 man feareth H3373 , and departeth H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 : but the fool H3684 rageth H5674 , and is confident H982 .
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17. Someone with a quick temper does foolish things, but someone with understanding remains calm.
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17. He that is soon H7116 angry H639 dealeth H6213 foolishly H200 : and a man H376 of wicked devices H4209 is hated H8130 .
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18. Fools are rewarded with nothing but more foolishness, but the wise are rewarded with knowledge.
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18. The simple H6612 inherit H5157 folly H200 : but the prudent H6175 are crowned H3803 with knowledge H1847 .
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19. Evil people will bow down to those who are good; the wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.
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19. The evil H7451 bow H7817 before H6440 the good H2896 ; and the wicked H7563 at H5921 the gates H8179 of the righteous H6662 .
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20. The poor are rejected, even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
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20. The poor H7326 is hated H8130 even H1571 of his own neighbor H7453 : but the rich H6223 hath many H7227 friends H157 .
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21. It is a sin to hate your neighbor, but being kind to the needy brings happiness.
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21. He that despiseth H936 his neighbor H7453 sinneth H2398 : but he that hath mercy on H2603 the poor H6035 , happy H835 is he.
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22. Those who make evil plans will be ruined, but those who plan to do good will be loved and trusted.
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22. Do they not H3808 err H8582 that devise H2790 evil H7451 ? but mercy H2617 and truth H571 shall be to them that devise H2790 good H2896 .
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23. Those who work hard make a profit, but those who only talk will be poor.
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23. In all H3605 labor H6089 there is H1961 profit H4195 : but the talk H1697 of the lips H8193 tendeth only H389 to penury H4270 .
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24. Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools only get more foolishness.
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24. The crown H5850 of the wise H2450 is their riches H6239 : but the foolishness H200 of fools H3684 is folly H200 .
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25. A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is a traitor.
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25. A true H571 witness H5707 delivereth H5337 souls H5315 : but a deceitful H4820 witness speaketh H6315 lies H3577 .
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26. Those who respect the Lord will have security, and their children will be protected.
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26. In the fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 is strong H5797 confidence H4009 : and his children H1121 shall have H1961 a place of refuge H4268 .
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27. Respect for the Lord gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.
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27. The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 is a fountain H4726 of life H2416 , to depart H5493 from the snares H4480 H4170 of death H4194 .
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28. A king is honored when he has many people to rule, but a prince is ruined if he has none.
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28. In the multitude H7230 of people H5971 is the king H4428 's honor H1927 : but in the want H657 of people H3816 is the destruction H4288 of the prince H7333 .
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29. Patient people have great understanding, but people with quick tempers show their foolishness.
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29. He that is slow H750 to wrath H639 is of great H7227 understanding H8394 : but he that is hasty H7116 of spirit H7307 exalteth H7311 folly H200 .
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30. Peace of mind means a healthy body, but jealousy will rot your bones.
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30. A sound H4832 heart H3820 is the life H2416 of the flesh H1320 : but envy H7068 the rottenness H7538 of the bones H6106 .
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31. Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
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31. He that oppresseth H6231 the poor H1800 reproacheth H2778 his Maker H6213 : but he that honoreth H3513 him hath mercy H2603 on the poor H34 .
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32. The wicked are ruined by their own evil, but those who do right are protected even in death.
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32. The wicked H7563 is driven away H1760 in his wickedness H7451 : but the righteous H6662 hath hope H2620 in his death H4194 .
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33. Wisdom lives in those with understanding, and even fools recognize it.
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33. Wisdom H2451 resteth H5117 in the heart H3820 of him that hath understanding H995 : but that which is in the midst H7130 of fools H3684 is made known H3045 .
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34. Doing what is right makes a nation great, but sin will bring disgrace to any people.
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34. Righteousness H6666 exalteth H7311 a nation H1471 : but sin H2403 is a reproach H2617 to any people H3816 .
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35. A king is pleased with a wise servant, but he will become angry with one who causes him shame.
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35. The king H4428 's favor H7522 is toward a wise H7919 servant H5650 : but his wrath H5678 is H1961 against him that causeth shame H954 .
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