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Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh And intermeddleth with all wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding, But that his heart may discover itself.
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, And with ignominy reproach.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, And the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, To overthrow the righteous in judgment.
A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
He also that is slothful in his work Is brother to him that is a great waster.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own conceit.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honour is humility.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, It is folly and shame unto him.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a wounded spirit who can bear?
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; But his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: And their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; And with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favour of the Lord.
The poor useth intreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Source
KJV Cambridge Paragraph. Public domain outside the United Kingdom; in the UK, printing rights are held by the Crown's patentees, so Gloryian offers no printed copies there. Source: eBible.org (engkjvcpb). Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.
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