Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better the poor walking in integrity
than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Proverbs 23:15-16
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15 My child, if your heart is wise,
my heart also will be glad.
16 My soul will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
Proverbs 23:15-16
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15 My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
16 My soul will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
Proverbs 24:1-2
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24 Do not envy the wicked,
nor desire to be with them,(A)
2 for their minds devise violence,
and their lips talk of mischief.(B)
Proverbs 24:1-2
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24 Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them;
2 for their minds devise violence,
and their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 26:7
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7 The legs of a lame person hang limp;
so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(A)
Proverbs 26:7
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7 Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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