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like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
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when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
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if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,
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But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
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The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
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save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
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then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always,
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Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
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Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
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Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
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An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
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There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
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The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
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In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
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Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
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A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
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A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
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A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
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A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
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The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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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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for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
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She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.
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In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.
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You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast.
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and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
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Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
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Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
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Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
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A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
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Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.
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Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
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Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
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A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
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Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
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Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
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Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
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Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
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Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
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Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
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The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
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Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
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Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
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She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.
