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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.
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Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
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She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
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now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
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The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
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The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.
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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
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The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in his sight.
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The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
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The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
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Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
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If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
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thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
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“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
