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Proverbs 12:8-9
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8 One is commended for good sense,
    but a perverse mind is despised.
9 Better to be despised and have produce[a]
    than to be self-important and lack food.

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  1. 12.9 Cn: Heb servant
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Proverbs 12:8-9
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8 A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped(A) mind is despised.

9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

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Proverbs 12:23
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23 One who is clever conceals knowledge,
    but the mind of a fool[a] broadcasts folly.(A)

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  1. 12.23 Heb the heart of fools
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Proverbs 12:23
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23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.(B)

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