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.

He who despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

Thus says the LORD of hosts:
‘Execute true justice,
Show mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all sins.