Book - Proverbs - Chapter = 19 --> NLT
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It is better to be poor and honest than to be a fool and dishonest.
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Zeal without knowledge is not good; a person who moves too quickly may go the wrong way.
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People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.
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Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them away.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
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Many beg favors from a prince; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
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If the relatives of the poor despise them, how much more will their friends avoid them. The poor call after them, but they are gone.
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To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.
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It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes!
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People with good sense restrain their anger; they earn esteem by overlooking wrongs.
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The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a nagging wife annoys like a constant dripping.
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Parents can provide their sons with an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
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A lazy person sleeps soundly--and goes hungry.
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Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.
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If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!
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Discipline your children while there is hope. If you don't, you will ruin their lives.
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Short-tempered people must pay their own penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
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Get all the advice and instruction you can, and be wise the rest of your life.
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You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail.
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Loyalty makes a person attractive. And it is better to be poor than dishonest.
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Fear of the LORD gives life, security, and protection from harm.
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Some people are so lazy that they won't even lift a finger to feed themselves.
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If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you reprove the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are a public disgrace and an embarrassment.
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If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you have turned your back on knowledge.
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A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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Mockers will be punished, and the backs of fools will be beaten.