Proverbs 17:11
Authorized (King James) Version
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion:
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:19-20
Authorized (King James) Version
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:
and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding;
but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 Through desire a man, having separated himself,
seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 20:14
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14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:
but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man hardeneth his face:
but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
Proverbs 22:10
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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;
yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Proverbs 22:8
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8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity:
and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Proverbs 22:26
Authorized (King James) Version
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands,
or of them that are sureties for debts.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Authorized (King James) Version
23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before thee:
2 and put a knife to thy throat,
if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties:
for they are deceitful meat.
Proverbs 23:6-9
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6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7 for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
and lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool:
for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 26:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
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