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1. A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
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1. A wise H2450 son H1121 heareth his father H1 's instruction H4148 : but a scorner H3887 heareth H8085 not H3808 rebuke H1606 .
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2. From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.
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2. A man H376 shall eat H398 good H2896 by the fruit H4480 H6529 of his mouth H6310 : but the soul H5315 of the transgressors H898 shall eat violence H2555 .
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3. Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
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3. He that keepeth H5341 his mouth H6310 keepeth H8104 his life H5315 : but he that openeth wide H6589 his lips H8193 shall have destruction H4288 .
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4. The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
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4. The soul H5315 of the sluggard H6102 desireth H183 , and hath nothing H369 : but the soul H5315 of the diligent H2742 shall be made fat H1878 .
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5. A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
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5. A righteous H6662 man hateth H8130 lying H1697 H8267 : but a wicked H7563 man is loathsome H887 , and cometh to shame H2659 .
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6. Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
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6. Righteousness H6666 keepeth H5341 him that is upright H8537 in the way H1870 : but wickedness H7564 overthroweth H5557 the sinner H2403 .
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7. There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.
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7. There is H3426 that maketh himself rich H6238 , yet hath nothing H369 H3605 : there is that maketh himself poor H7326 , yet hath great H7227 riches H1952 .
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8. The ransom of a man`s life are his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
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8. The ransom H3724 of a man H376 's life H5315 are his riches H6239 : but the poor H7326 heareth H8085 not H3808 rebuke H1606 .
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9. The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
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9. The light H216 of the righteous H6662 rejoiceth H8055 : but the lamp H5216 of the wicked H7563 shall be put out H1846 .
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10. A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled is wisdom.
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10. Only H7535 by pride H2087 cometh H5414 contention H4683 : but with H854 the well advised H3289 is wisdom H2451 .
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11. Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
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11. Wealth H1952 gotten by vanity H4480 H1892 shall be diminished H4591 : but he that gathereth H6908 by H5921 labor H3027 shall increase H7235 .
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12. Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.
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12. Hope H8431 deferred H4900 maketh the heart H3820 sick H2470 : but when the desire H8378 cometh H935 , it is a tree H6086 of life H2416 .
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13. Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
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13. Whoso despiseth H936 the word H1697 shall be destroyed H2254 : but he H1931 that feareth H3373 the commandment H4687 shall be rewarded H7999 .
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14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
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14. The law H8451 of the wise H2450 is a fountain H4726 of life H2416 , to depart H5493 from the snares H4480 H4170 of death H4194 .
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15. Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard.
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15. Good H2896 understanding H7922 giveth H5414 favor H2580 : but the way H1870 of transgressors H898 is hard H386 .
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16. Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
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16. Every H3605 prudent H6175 man dealeth H6213 with knowledge H1847 : but a fool H3684 layeth open H6566 his folly H200 .
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17. A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
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17. A wicked H7563 messenger H4397 falleth H5307 into mischief H7451 : but a faithful H529 ambassador H6735 is health H4832 .
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18. Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
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18. Poverty H7389 and shame H7036 shall be to him that refuseth H6544 instruction H4148 : but he that regardeth H8104 reproof H8433 shall be honored H3513 .
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19. A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.
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19. The desire H8378 accomplished H1961 is sweet H6149 to the soul H5315 : but it is abomination H8441 to fools H3684 to depart H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 .
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20. Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
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20. He that walketh H1980 with H854 wise H2450 men shall be wise H2449 : but a companion H7462 of fools H3684 shall be destroyed H7321 .
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21. Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
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21. Evil H7451 pursueth H7291 sinners H2400 : but to the righteous H6662 good H2896 shall be repaid H7999 .
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22. A good man causeth sons` sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner`s wealth.
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22. A good H2896 man leaveth an inheritance H5157 to his children H1121 's children H1121 : and the wealth H2428 of the sinner H2398 is laid up H6845 for the just H6662 .
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23. Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
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23. Much H7230 food H400 is in the tillage H5215 of the poor H7326 : but there is H3426 that is destroyed H5595 for want H3808 of judgment H4941 .
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24. Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
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24. He that spareth H2820 his rod H7626 hateth H8130 his son H1121 : but he that loveth H157 him chasteneth H4148 him quickly H7836 .
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25. The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
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25. The righteous H6662 eateth H398 to the satisfying H7648 of his soul H5315 : but the belly H990 of the wicked H7563 shall want H2637 .
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