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10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,

11 discretion shall preserve thee, and understanding shall keep thee,

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20 Thus thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men;

15 avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it and pass away.

16 For they sleep not unless they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble.

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20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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28 A froward man soweth strife, and a whisperer separateth closest friends.

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12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, rather than a fool in his folly.

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17 A friend is loving at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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24 A man that hath friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Wealth maketh many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

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Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

All the brethren of the poor hate him—how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, yet they are not forthcoming to him.

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19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

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24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go,

25 lest thou learn his ways and get a snare for thy soul.

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17 Let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in fear of the Lord all the day long.

18 For surely there is a reward, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

20 Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh;

21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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24 Be thou not envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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