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Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be
with them.
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For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk
of mischief.
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Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it
is established:
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And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all
precious and pleasant riches.
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A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth
strength.
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in
multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
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Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth
in the gate.
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He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous
person.
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The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is]
an abomination to men.
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[If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is]
small.
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If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto
death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;
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If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that
pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy
soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to
[every] man according to his works?
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My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the
honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
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So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul:
when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and
thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the
righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again:
but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine
heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn
away his wrath from him.
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Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou
envious at the wicked;
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For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle
of the wicked shall be put out.
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My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not
with them that are given to change:
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth
the ruin of them both?
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These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good
to have respect of persons in judgment.
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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him
shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good
blessing shall come upon them.
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[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right
answer.
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Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in
the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and
deceive [not] with thy lips.
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will
render to the man according to his work.
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I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard
of the man void of understanding;
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And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles
had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was
broken down.
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Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it,
and] received instruction.
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[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding
of the hands to sleep:
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So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and
thy want as an armed man.
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