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Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. |
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For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
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Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: |
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And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. |
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A wise man strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors safety. |
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Wisdom too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
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He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. |
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The thought of foolishness sin: and the scorner an abomination to men. |
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# If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength small. |
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If thou forbear to deliver drawn unto death, and ready to be slain; |
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If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider ? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth he know ? and shall he render to man according to his works? |
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My son, eat thou honey, because good; and the honeycomb, sweet to thy taste: |
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So the knowledge of wisdom unto thy soul: when thou hast found , then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. |
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Lay not wait, O wicked , against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: |
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For a just falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. |
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: |
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Lest the LORD see , and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. |
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Fret not thyself because of evil , neither be thou envious at the wicked; |
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For there shall be no reward to the evil ; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. |
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My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change: |
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? |
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These also to the wise. not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: |
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But to them that rebuke shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. |
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Every man shall kiss lips that giveth a right answer. |
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Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. |
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Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive with thy lips. |
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. |
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I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
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And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. |
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Then I saw, considered well: I looked upon received instruction. |
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: |
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So shall thy poverty come one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. |