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man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11
An evil
man
seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel
messenger shall be sent against him.
12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a
fool in his folly.
13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14
The
beginning of strife
is as
when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be
meddled with.
15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both
are
abomination to the L
ORD
.
16
Wherefore
is there
a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing
he hath
no heart
to it?
17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18
A man
void of understanding striketh hands,
and
becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19
He loveth
transgression that loveth strife:
and
he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20
He that hath a
froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21
He that
begetteth a fool
doeth it
to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22
A merry heart doeth
good
like
a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23
A wicked
man
taketh a gift out of the
bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24
Wisdom
is
before him that hath understanding; but the
eyes of a fool
are
in the ends of the earth.
25
A foolish son
is
a grief to his father, and bitterness to
her that bare him.
26
Also to punish the just
is
not good,
nor
to strike princes for equity.
27
He that
hath knowledge spareth his words:
and
a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28
Even a
fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
and
he that shutteth his lips
is esteemed
a man of
understanding.
CHAPTER 18
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh
and
intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2
A
fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3
When the wicked
cometh,
then
cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4
The words of a man’s mouth
are as
deep waters,
and
the wellspring of wisdom
as
a flowing brook.
5
It is
not good to accept the
person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6
A fool’s lips enter into contention,
and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7
A fool’s mouth
is
his destruction, and his lips
are
the snare of
his soul.
8
The words of a talebearer
are
as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of
the belly.
9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10
The name
of the L
ORD
is
a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11
The rich man’s wealth
is
his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12
Before destruction the heart of man is
haughty, and before honour
is
humility.
13
He that answereth a matter before he heareth
it,
it
is
folly
and shame unto him.
14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can
bear?
15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17
He that is
first in his
own cause
seemeth
just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18
The lot causeth contentions
to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
19
A brother offended
is harder to be won
than a strong
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