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He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous;
    He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

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He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

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The Folly of Idleness

Go to the ant, you sluggard!
    Consider her ways and be wise.
Which, having no guide,
    overseer, or ruler,
provides her bread in the summer,
    and gathers her food in the harvest.

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Look to the ant, thou sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,

which, having no guide, overseer or ruler,

provideth her meat in the summer and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
    pride and arrogance
    and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
    I am understanding, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
    and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule,
    and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

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12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and disclose knowledge of learned thoughts.

13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the froward mouth do I hate.

14 Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

16 By me princes rule and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

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The righteousness of the upright will direct his way,
    but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
    but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
    but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

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24 The hand of the diligent shall exercise rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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A man will eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
    but the soul of the transgressor will eat violence.

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A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressor shall eat violence.

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13 Whoever despises the word will be destroyed,
    but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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13 Whoso despiseth the Word shall be destroyed, but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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22 Without counsel, purposes are disappointed,
    but in the multitude of counselors they are established.

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22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.

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Commit your works to the Lord,
    and your thoughts will be established.

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Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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A man’s heart devises his way,
    but the Lord directs his steps.

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A man’s heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps.

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12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,
    for the throne is established by righteousness.

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12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

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