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A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,     but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,     but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Disaster pursues sinners,     but the righteous are… →

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,     but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,     but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,     that one may turn… →

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,     while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. The righteous hates falsehood,     but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,     but sin overthrows the wicked. One pretends… →

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,     while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. The righteous hates falsehood,     but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,     but sin overthrows the wicked. One pretends… →

A wise son hears his father’s instruction,     but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,     but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;… →

A prudent man conceals knowledge,     but the heart of fools proclaims folly. The hand of the diligent will rule,     while the slothful will be put to forced labour. Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,     but a good word makes… →

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,     but a false witness utters deceit. There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,     but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips endure for ever,     but a lying tongue is but for a… →

Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,     but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,     but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of… →

Better to be lowly and have a servant     than to play the great man and lack bread. Proverbs 12:9 The RSV rendering of this verse reads differently from the AV, and should be followed here: ‘Better is a man of… →

The thoughts of the righteous are just;     the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,     but the mouth of the upright delivers them. The wicked are overthrown and are no more,     but the house… →