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1. Anyone who loves learning accepts correction, but a person who hates being corrected is stupid.
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1. Whoso loveth H157 instruction H4148 loveth H157 knowledge H1847 : but he that hateth H8130 reproof H8433 is brutish H1198 .
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2. The Lord is pleased with a good person, but he will punish anyone who plans evil.
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2. A good H2896 man obtaineth H6329 favor H7522 of the LORD H4480 H3068 : but a man H376 of wicked devices H4209 will he condemn H7561 .
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3. Doing evil brings no safety at all, but a good person has safety and security.
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3. A man H120 shall not H3808 be established H3559 by wickedness H7562 : but the root H8328 of the righteous H6662 shall not H1077 be moved H4131 .
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4. A good wife is like a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.
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4. A virtuous H2428 woman H802 is a crown H5850 to her husband H1167 : but she that maketh ashamed H954 is as rottenness H7538 in his bones H6106 .
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5. The plans that good people make are fair, but the advice of the wicked will trick you.
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5. The thoughts H4284 of the righteous H6662 are right H4941 : but the counsels H8458 of the wicked H7563 are deceit H4820 .
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6. The wicked talk about killing people, but the words of good people will save them.
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6. The words H1697 of the wicked H7563 are to lie in wait H693 for blood H1818 : but the mouth H6310 of the upright H3477 shall deliver H5337 them.
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7. Wicked people die and they are no more, but a good person's family continues.
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7. The wicked H7563 are overthrown H2015 , and are not H369 : but the house H1004 of the righteous H6662 shall stand H5975 .
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8. The wisdom of the wise wins praise, but there is no respect for the stupid.
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8. A man H376 shall be commended H1984 according H6310 to his wisdom H7922 : but he that is of a perverse H5753 heart H3820 shall be H1961 despised H937 .
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9. A person who is not important but has a servant is better off than someone who acts important but has no food.
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9. He that is despised H7034 , and hath a servant H5650 , is better H2896 than he that honoreth himself H4480 H3513 , and lacketh H2638 bread H3899 .
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10. Good people take care of their animals, but even the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
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10. A righteous H6662 man regardeth H3045 the life H5315 of his beast H929 : but the tender mercies H7356 of the wicked H7563 are cruel H394 .
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11. Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but the one who chases empty dreams is not wise.
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11. He that tilleth H5647 his land H127 shall be satisfied H7646 with bread H3899 : but he that followeth H7291 vain H7386 persons is void H2638 of understanding H3820 .
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12. The wicked want what other evil people have stolen, but good people want to give what they have to others.
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12. The wicked H7563 desireth H2530 the net H4685 of evil H7451 men : but the root H8328 of the righteous H6662 yieldeth H5414 fruit .
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13. Evil people are trapped by their evil talk, but good people stay out of trouble.
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13. The wicked H7451 is snared H4170 by the transgression H6588 of his lips H8193 : but the just H6662 shall come out H3318 of trouble H4480 H6869 .
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14. People will be rewarded for what they say, and they will also be rewarded for what they do.
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14. A man H376 shall be satisfied H7646 with good H2896 by the fruit H4480 H6529 of his mouth H6310 : and the recompense H1576 of a man H120 's hands H3027 shall be rendered H7725 unto him.
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15. Fools think they are doing right, but the wise listen to advice.
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15. The way H1870 of a fool H191 is right H3477 in his own eyes H5869 : but he that hearkeneth H8085 unto counsel H6098 is wise H2450 .
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16. Fools quickly show that they are upset, but the wise ignore insults.
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16. A fool H191 's wrath H3708 is presently H3117 known H3045 : but a prudent H6175 man covereth H3680 shame H7036 .
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17. An honest witness tells the truth, but a dishonest witness tells lies.
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17. He that speaketh H6315 truth H530 showeth forth H5046 righteousness H6664 : but a false H8267 witness H5707 deceit H4820 .
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18. Careless words stab like a sword, but wise words bring healing.
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18. There is H3426 that speaketh H981 like the piercings H4094 of a sword H2719 : but the tongue H3956 of the wise H2450 is health H4832 .
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19. Truth will continue forever, but lies are only for a moment.
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19. The lip H8193 of truth H571 shall be established H3559 forever H5703 : but H5704 a lying H8267 tongue H3956 is but for a moment H7280 .
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20. Those who plan evil are full of lies, but those who plan peace are happy.
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20. Deceit H4820 is in the heart H3820 of them that imagine H2790 evil H7451 : but to the counselors H3289 of peace H7965 is joy H8057 .
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21. No harm comes to a good person, but an evil person's life is full of trouble.
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21. There shall no H3808 H3605 evil H205 happen H579 to the just H6662 : but the wicked H7563 shall be filled H4390 with mischief H7451 .
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22. The Lord hates those who tell lies but is pleased with those who keep their promises.
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22. Lying H8267 lips H8193 are abomination H8441 to the LORD H3068 : but they that deal H6213 truly H530 are his delight H7522 .
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23. Wise people keep what they know to themselves, but fools can't keep from showing how foolish they are.
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23. A prudent H6175 man H120 concealeth H3680 knowledge H1847 : but the heart H3820 of fools H3684 proclaimeth H7121 foolishness H200 .
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24. Hard workers will become leaders, but those who are lazy will be slaves.
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24. The hand H3027 of the diligent H2742 shall bear rule H4910 : but the slothful H7423 shall be H1961 under tribute H4522 .
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25. Worry is a heavy load, but a kind word cheers you up.
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25. Heaviness H1674 in the heart H3820 of man H376 maketh it stoop H7812 : but a good H2896 word H1697 maketh it glad H8055 .
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26. Good people take advice from their friends, but an evil person is easily led to do wrong.
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26. The righteous H6662 is more excellent H8446 than his neighbor H4480 H7453 : but the way H1870 of the wicked H7563 seduceth H8582 them.
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27. The lazy catch no food to cook, but a hard worker will have great wealth.
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27. The slothful H7423 man roasteth H2760 not H3808 that which he took in hunting H6718 : but the substance H1952 of a diligent H2742 man H120 is precious H3368 .
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28. Doing what is right is the way to life, but there is another way that leads to death.
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28. In the way H734 of righteousness H6666 is life H2416 ; and in the pathway H1870 H5410 thereof there is no H408 death H4194 .
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