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A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
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To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
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The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
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The Folly of Indolence
Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
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Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it.
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Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
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The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.
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Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.
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He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.
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There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
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Wisdom Loves Righteousness
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
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The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
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He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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The Ways of Life and Death
The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
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In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
