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- A soft answere turneth away wrath: but grieuous words stirre vp anger.
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- The tongue of the wise, vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles, powreth out foolishnes.
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- The eyes of the Lord are in euery place, beholding the euill & the good.
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- A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but peruersnesse therein is a breach in the spirit.
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- A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but hee that regardeth reproofe, is prudent.
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- In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.
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- The lippes of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish, doeth not so.
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- The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the vpright is his delight.
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- The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth after righteousnes.
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- Correction is grieuous vnto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproofe, shall die.
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- Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?
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- A scorner loueth not one that reproueth him: neither will he goe vnto the wise.
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- A merry heart maketh a cheerefull countenance: but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.
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- The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fooles feedeth on foolishnesse.
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- All the dayes of the afflicted are euill: but he that is of a merry heart, hath a continuall feast.
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- Better is little with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
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- Better is a dinner of herbes where loue is, then a stalled oxe, and hatred therewith.
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- A wrathfull man stirreth vp strife: but he that is slow to anger, appeaseth strife.
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- The way of the slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is made plaine.
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- A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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- Folly is ioy to him that is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
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- Without counsell, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellours they are established.
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- A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?
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- The way of life is aboue to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
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- The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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- The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the wordes of the pure, are pleasant words.
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- Hee that is greedy of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth gifts, shall liue.
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- The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the mouth of the wicked, powreth out euil things.
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- The Lord is farre from the wicked: but hee heareth the prayer of the righteous.
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- The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
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- The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
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- He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that heareth reproofe, getteth vnderstanding.
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- The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisedome;
and before honour is humilitie.
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