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A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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An evil man seeks only rebellion, and 1a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Let a man meet 2a she-bear robbed of her cubs 3rather than a fool in his folly.
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If anyone 4returns evil for good, 5evil will not depart from his house.
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The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so 6quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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He who 7justifies the wicked and he who 8condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Why should a fool have money in his hand 9to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
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10A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
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Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who 11makes his door high seeks destruction.
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12A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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He who 13sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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14A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit 15dries up the bones.
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The wicked accepts 16a bribe in secret to 17pervert the ways of justice.
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18The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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19A foolish son is a grief to his father 20and bitterness to 21her who bore him.
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22To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
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Whoever 23restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
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Even a fool 24who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.