Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will discover good.
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Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
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Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
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If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
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He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the LORD.

Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting with strife.
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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
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The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the LORD weighs the spirit.
Commit your work to the LORD,
and your plans will be established.
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By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil.
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Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good,
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
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Better is a little with the fear of the LORD
than great treasure and trouble with it.
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The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.

In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
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Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.

Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
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In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,
but a just weight is his delight.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with the humble is wisdom.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever captures souls is wise.

My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king! Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

“In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’