19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrityThan a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.
19 Better a poor man who lives with integrity(A)than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
15 My son, if your heart is (A)wise,My own heart also will be glad,16 And my [a]innermost being will rejoiceWhen your lips speak (B)what is right.
15 My son, if your heart is wise,my heart will indeed rejoice.(A)16 My innermost being will cheerwhen your lips say what is right.(B)
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil people,Nor desire to (B)be with them;2 For their [a]minds plot (C)violence,And their lips (D)talk of trouble.
24 Don’t envy evil men(A)or desire to be with them,(B)2 for their hearts plan violence,and their words stir up trouble.(C)
7 Like [a]useless legs to one who cannot walk,So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
7 A proverb in the mouth of a foolis like lame legs that hang limp.
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