Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
That your trust may be in the LORD,
I have made them known to you today, even to you.

The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD;
he turns it wherever he will.
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Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.
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“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
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No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the LORD.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
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The righteous who walks in his integrity—
blessed are his children after him!
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Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin”?
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Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

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.