Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;
For surely there is a hereafter,
And your hope will not be cut off.

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
So that your trust may be in the LORD;
I have instructed you today, even you.
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may answer words of truth
To those who send to you?

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the hearts.

To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the LORD.

It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
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The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.
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Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?
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Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;
Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

The fear of the LORD leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.

“You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.”

The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the spirits.

Commit your works to the LORD,
And your thoughts will be established.
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In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise.
He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom,
And before honor is humility.

In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.