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Proverbs 15

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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A  agentleh7390 answerh4617 turnsh7725 awayh7725 wrathh2534, But a  1 bharshh6089a wordh1697 stirsh5927 up angerh639.

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The  atongueh3956 of the wiseh2450 makesh3190 knowledgeh1847  1acceptableh3190, But the  bmouthh6310 of foolsh3684 spoutsh5042 follyh200.

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The  aeyesh5869 of the LORDh3068 are in everyh3605 placeh4725, Watchingh6822 the evilh7451a and the goodh2896a.

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A  1soothingh4832 tongueh3956 is a treeh6086 of lifeh2425b, But perversionh5558 in it  2crushesh7667 the spirith7307.

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A foolh191  1rejectsh5006 his father'sh1 disciplineh4148, But he who regardsh8104 reproofh8433b is sensibleh6191.

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Greath7227a wealthh2633 is in the househ1004 of the  arighteoush6662, But troubleh5916 is in the incomeh8393 of the wickedh7563.

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The lipsh8193 of the wiseh2450 spreadh2219 knowledgeh1847, But the heartsh3820 of foolsh3684 are not soh3651.

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The  asacrificeh2077 of the wickedh7563 is an abominationh8441 to the LORDh3068, But  bthe prayerh8605 of the uprighth3477 is His delighth7522.

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The wayh1870 of the wickedh7563 is an abominationh8441 to the LORDh3068, But He lovesh157 one who  apursuesh7291 righteousnessh6666.

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Grievoush7451a punishmenth4148 is for him who forsakesh5800a the wayh734; He who hatesh8130 reproofh8433b will dieh4191.

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 1 aSheolh7585 and  2Abaddonh11 lie open beforeh5048 the LORDh3068, Howh637 muchh637h3588 moreh637 the  bheartsh3820 of  3menh1121h120!

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A  ascofferh3917b does not loveh157 one who reprovesh3198 him, He will not goh1980 to the wiseh2450.

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A  ajoyfulh8056 hearth3820 makesh3190 a  1cheerfulh3190 faceh6440, But  2when the hearth3820 is  bsadh6094, the  cspirith7307 is brokenh5218b.

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The  amindh3820 of the intelligenth995 seeksh1245 knowledgeh1847, But the mouthh6310 of foolsh3684 feedsh7462a on follyh200.

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Allh3605 the daysh3117 of the afflictedh6041 are badh7451a, But a  1cheerfulh2896a hearth3820 has a continualh8548 feasth4960.

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 aBetterh2896a is a littleh4592 with the  1fearh3374 of the LORDh3068 Thanh4480 greath7227a treasureh214 and turmoilh4103 with it.

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 aBetterh2896a is a  1dishh737 of  2vegetablesh3419 whereh8033 loveh160 is Thanh4480 a  bfattenedh75 oxh7794 served with hatredh8135.

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A  ahot-temperedh2534 manh376 stirsh1624 up strifeh4066, But the  bslowh750 to angerh639  ccalmsh8252 a disputeh7379.

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The wayh1870 of the lazyh6102 is as a hedgeh4881 of thornsh2312, But the pathh734 of the uprighth3477 is a highwayh5549.

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A  awiseh2450 sonh1121 makesh8055 a fatherh1 gladh8055, But a foolishh3684 manh120  bdespisesh959 his motherh517.

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Follyh200 is joyh8057 to him whoh2638 lacksh2638  1senseh3820, But a manh376 of understandingh8394  awalksh1980 straighth3474.

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Withouth369 consultationh5475, plansh4284 are frustratedh6565a, But with manyh7230 counselorsh3289 they  1succeedh6965.

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A  amanh376 has joyh8057 in an  1apth6310 answerh4617, And howh4100 delightfulh2896a is a timelyh6256  bwordh1697!

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The  apathh734 of lifeh2425b leads upwardh4605 for the wiseh7919a That he may keeph5493 awayh5493 from  1Sheolh7585 belowh4295.

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The LORDh3068 will  atearh5255 downh5255 the househ1004 of the proudh1343, But He will  bestablishh5324 the boundaryh1366 of the  cwidowh490.

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Evilh7451b plansh4284 are an abominationh8441 to the LORDh3068, But pleasanth5278 wordsh561 are pureh2889.

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He who  aprofitsh1214 illicitlyh1215 troublesh5916 his own househ1004, But he who  bhatesh8130 bribesh4979 will liveh2421a.

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The hearth3820 of the righteoush6662  apondersh1897 how to answerh6030a, But the  bmouthh6310 of the wickedh7563 poursh5042 out evilh7451a thingsh7451a.

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The LORDh3068 is  afarh7350 from the wickedh7563, But He  bhearsh8085 the prayerh8605 of the righteoush6662.

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 1Brighth3974 eyesh5869 gladdenh8055 the hearth3820; Goodh2896a newsh8052 putsh1878 fath1878 on the bonesh6106.

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He whose earh241 listensh8085 to the life-givingh2425b reproofh8433b Will dwellh3885a amongh7130 the wiseh2450.

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He who  aneglectsh6544a disciplineh4148  bdespisesh3988a himselfh5315, But he who  clistensh8085 to reproofh8433b acquiresh7069  1understandingh3820.

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The  1fearh3374 of the LORDh3068 is the instructionh4148 for wisdomh2451, And beforeh6440 honorh3519b comes humilityh6038.



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