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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which
taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the
scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the
prosperity of fools shall destroy them
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Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be
filled with their own devices.
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When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is
pleasant unto thy soul;Discretion shall preserve thee,
understanding shall keep thee.
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Be not wise in thine own eyes.
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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that
getteth understanding.
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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the
wicked, when it cometh.
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Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow
I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
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Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
shall be many.
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For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
stumble.
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Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
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Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far
from thee.
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Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:But her end is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword
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Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable,
that thou canst not know them.
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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
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For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread.
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
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I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth.
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass
upon the face of the depth.
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Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and
he will love thee.
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A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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For she sitteth at the door of her house,To call passengers who go
right on their ways:Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in
secret is pleasant. But he knoweth that the dead are there and that
her guests are in the depths of hell.
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish
son is the heaviness of his mother.
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The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath
wisdom.
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The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit
the earth.
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When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope
of unjust men perisheth.
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He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of
understanding holdeth his peace.
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A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit
concealeth the matter.
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth
suretiship is sure.
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As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without
discretion.
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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth
more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
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He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes.
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A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
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There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh
himself poor, yet hath great riches.
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be
destroyed.
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Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that which is destroyed for
want of judgment.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth
him betimes.
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death.
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
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In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of the people is
the destruction of the prince.
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The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
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A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
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Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof
shall die.
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Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
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A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh
uprightly.
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Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors
they are established.
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The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
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here is a link to...Wisdom of Solomon 2
and one to....Wisdom of the Ages
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