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1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. | 1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. |
2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family. | 2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family. |
3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart. | 3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart. |
4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. | 4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. |
5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. | 5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. |
6Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. | 6Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. |
7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool-- how much worse lying lips to a ruler! | 7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool-- how much worse lying lips to a ruler! |
8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn. | 8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn. |
9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. | 9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. |
10A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. | 10A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. |
11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. | 11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. |
12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly. | 12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly. |
13Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. | 13Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. |
14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. | 14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. |
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests them both. | 15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests them both. |
16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it? | 16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it? |
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. | 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. |
18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor. | 18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor. |
19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction. | 19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction. |
20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble. | 20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble. |
21To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool. | 21To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool. |
22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | 22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
23The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. | 23The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. |
24A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth. | 24A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth. |
25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him. | 25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him. |
26If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right. | 26If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right. |
27The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. | 27The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. |
28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. | 28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. |
New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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