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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
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By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
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The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice.
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To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
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It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
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It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.
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If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
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Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
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It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
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It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.
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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
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It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
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By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
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My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
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It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
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for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen
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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.
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Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
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the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink,
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She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.