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  • Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.
  • The House of the Righteous Shall Stand

    Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
    But he who hates correction is stupid.
  • Good people obtain favor from the Lord,
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
  • A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
    But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
  • No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
  • A man is not established by wickedness,
    But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.
  • A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
  • An[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
    But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
  • The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
  • The thoughts of the righteous are right,
    But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
  • The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.
  • The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
    But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
  • The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.
  • The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
    But the house of the righteous will stand.
  • A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped mind is despised.
  • A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
    But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
  • Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
  • Better is the one who is [b]slighted but has a servant,
    Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.
  • The righteous care for the needs of their animals,
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
  • A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
    But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
  • Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
  • He who [c]tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
    But he who follows [d]frivolity is devoid of [e]understanding.
  • The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.
  • The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
    But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
  • Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,
    and so the innocent escape trouble.
  • The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
    But the righteous will come through trouble.
  • From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,
    and the work of their hands brings them reward.
  • A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
    And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.
  • The way of fools seems right to them,
    but the wise listen to advice.
  • The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    But he who heeds counsel is wise.
  • Fools show their annoyance at once,
    but the prudent overlook an insult.
  • A fool’s wrath is known at once,
    But a prudent man covers shame.
  • An honest witness tells the truth,
    but a false witness tells lies.
  • He who speaks truth declares righteousness,
    But a false witness, deceit.
  • The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
    But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
  • Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
  • The truthful lip shall be established forever,
    But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
  • Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
    but those who promote peace have joy.
  • Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
    But counselors of peace have joy.
  • No harm overtakes the righteous,
    but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
  • No grave [f]trouble will overtake the righteous,
    But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
  • The Lord detests lying lips,
    but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
  • Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
    But those who deal truthfully are His delight.
  • The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
  • A prudent man conceals knowledge,
    But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
  • Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.
  • The hand of the diligent will rule,
    But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
  • Anxiety weighs down the heart,
    but a kind word cheers it up.
  • Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
    But a good word makes it glad.
  • The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
  • The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
    For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
  • The lazy do not roasta any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
  • The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
    But diligence is man’s precious possession.
  • In the way of righteousness there is life;
    along that path is immortality.
  • In the way of righteousness is life,
    And in its pathway there is no death.

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