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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he 1turns it wherever he will.
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4To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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The plans of 7the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is 8hasty comes 9only to poverty.
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The violence of the wicked will 14sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
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The way of the guilty 15is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
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It is 16better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
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When 17a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
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The Righteous One 18observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
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19Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
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When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous 21but terror to evildoers.
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One who wanders from the way of good sense 22will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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It is 25better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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30A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
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34"Scoffer" is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
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The desire of 35the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
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All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous 36gives and does not hold back.
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37The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more 38when he brings it with evil intent.
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39A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
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41No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)