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1. We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.
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1. The preparations H4633 of the heart H3820 in man H120 , and the answer H4617 of the tongue H3956 , is from the LORD H4480 H3068 .
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2. People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives.
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2. All H3605 the ways H1870 of a man H376 are clean H2134 in his own eyes H5869 ; but the LORD H3068 weigheth H8505 the spirits H7307 .
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3. Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
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3. Commit H1556 thy works H4639 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , and thy thoughts H4284 shall be established H3559 .
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4. The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.
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4. The LORD H3068 hath made H6466 all H3605 things for himself H4617 : yea, even H1571 the wicked H7563 for the day H3117 of evil H7451 .
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5. The LORD detests the proud; they will surely be punished.
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5. Every one H3605 that is proud H1362 in heart H3820 is an abomination H8441 to the LORD H3068 : though hand H3027 join in hand H3027 , he shall not H3808 be unpunished H5352 .
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6. Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.
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6. By mercy H2617 and truth H571 iniquity H5771 is purged H3722 : and by the fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 men depart H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 .
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7. When people's lives please the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with them.
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7. When a man H376 's ways H1870 please H7521 the LORD H3068 , he maketh even H1571 his enemies H341 to be at peace H7999 with H854 him.
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8. Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.
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8. Better H2896 is a little H4592 with righteousness H6666 than great H4480 H7230 revenues H8393 without H3808 right H4941 .
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9. We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.
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9. A man H120 's heart H3820 deviseth H2803 his way H1870 : but the LORD H3068 directeth H3559 his steps H6806 .
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10. The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
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10. A divine sentence H7081 is in H5921 the lips H8193 of the king H4428 : his mouth H6310 transgresseth H4603 not H3808 in judgment H4941 .
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11. The LORD demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness.
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11. A just H4941 weight H6425 and balance H3976 are the LORD H3068 's: all H3605 the weights H68 of the bag H3599 are his work H4639 .
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12. A king detests wrongdoing, for his rule is built on justice.
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12. It is an abomination H8441 to kings H4428 to commit H6213 wickedness H7562 : for H3588 the throne H3678 is established H3559 by righteousness H6666 .
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13. The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; he loves those who speak honestly.
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13. Righteous H6664 lips H8193 are the delight H7522 of kings H4428 ; and they love H157 him that speaketh H1696 right H3477 .
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14. The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
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14. The wrath H2534 of a king H4428 is as messengers H4397 of death H4194 : but a wise H2450 man H376 will pacify H3722 it.
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15. When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
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15. In the light H216 of the king H4428 's countenance H6440 is life H2416 ; and his favor H7522 is as a cloud H5645 of the latter rain H4456 .
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16. How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
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16. How much H4100 better H2896 is it to get H7069 wisdom H2451 than gold H4480 H2742 ! and to get H7069 understanding H998 rather to be chosen H977 than silver H4480 H3701 !
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17. The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever follows that path is safe.
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17. The highway H4546 of the upright H3477 is to depart H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 : he that keepeth H5341 his way H1870 preserveth H8104 his soul H5315 .
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18. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
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18. Pride H1347 goeth before H6440 destruction H7667 , and a haughty H1363 spirit H7307 before H6440 a fall H3783 .
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19. Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.
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19. Better H2896 it is to be of a humble H8217 spirit H7307 with H854 the lowly H6035 , than to divide H4480 H2505 the spoil H7998 with H854 the proud H1343 .
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20. Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful.
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20. He that handleth a matter wisely H7919 H5921 H1697 shall find H4672 good H2896 : and whoso trusteth H982 in the LORD H3068 , happy H835 is he.
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21. The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive.
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21. The wise H2450 in heart H3820 shall be called H7121 prudent H995 : and the sweetness H4986 of the lips H8193 increaseth H3254 learning H3948 .
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22. Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools.
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22. Understanding H7922 is a wellspring H4726 of life H2416 unto him that hath H1167 it : but the instruction H4148 of fools H191 is folly H200 .
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23. From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.
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23. The heart H3820 of the wise H2450 teacheth H7919 his mouth H6310 , and addeth H3254 learning H3948 to H5921 his lips H8193 .
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24. Kind words are like honey-- sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
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24. Pleasant H5278 words H561 are as a honeycomb H6688 H1706 , sweet H4966 to the soul H5315 , and health H4832 to the bones H6106 .
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25. There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.
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25. There is H3426 a way H1870 that seemeth H6440 right H3477 unto a man H376 , but the end H319 thereof are the ways H1870 of death H4194 .
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26. It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.
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26. He H5315 that laboreth H6001 laboreth H5998 for himself; for H3588 his mouth H6310 craveth H404 it of H5921 him.
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27. Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze.
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27. An ungodly H1100 man H376 diggeth up H3738 evil H7451 : and in H5921 his lips H8193 there is as a burning H6867 fire H784 .
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28. A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
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28. A froward H8419 man H376 soweth H7971 strife H4066 : and a whisperer H5372 separateth H6504 chief friends H441 .
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29. Violent people mislead their companions, leading them down a harmful path.
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29. A violent H2555 man H376 enticeth H6601 his neighbor H7453 , and leadeth H1980 him into the way H1870 that is not H3808 good H2896 .
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30. With narrowed eyes, people plot evil; with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
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30. He shutteth H6095 his eyes H5869 to devise H2803 froward things H8419 : moving H7169 his lips H8193 he bringeth evil to pass H3615 H7451 .
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31. Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.
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31. The hoary H7872 head is a crown H5850 of glory H8597 , if it be found H4672 in the way H1870 of righteousness H6666 .
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32. Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
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32. He that is slow H750 to anger H639 is better H2896 than the mighty H4480 H1368 ; and he that ruleth H4910 his spirit H7307 than he that taketh H4480 H3920 a city H5892 .
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33. We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall.
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33. H853 The lot H1486 is cast H2904 into the lap H2436 ; but the whole H3605 disposing H4941 thereof is of the LORD H4480 H3068 .
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