12:20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
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12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
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12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
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12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
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12:26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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12:27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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12:28 In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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Chapter 13
13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
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13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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13:5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
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13:6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
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13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
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13:8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
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13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
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13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
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