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Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Those who love pleasure end up poor;
lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Don’t hang out with those who get drunk on wine
or those who eat too much meat,
21 because drunks and gluttons will be impoverished;
their stupor will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 25:16
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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you find honey, eat just the right amount;
otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up.
Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
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7 Someone who is full refuses honey,
but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.
Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 Intelligent children follow Instruction,
but those who befriend gluttons shame their parents.
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