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Proverbs of Various classes
(1) Six contrasted classes
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The wise woman
builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
2
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But
he who is
perverse
in his ways
despises Him.
3
In the mouth of a fool is
a
rod
of pride,
But the lips of the wise will
preserve
them.
(2) Blessings of an ox
4
Where no oxen are, the
trough
is clean; But
much increase
comes by the strength of an ox.
(3) Four contrasted classes
5
A faithful witness
does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.
6
A
scoffer
seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.
(4) Sound advice
7
Go from the presence
of a foolish man, When you do not
perceive
in him the lips of knowledge.
(5) Four contrasted classes
8
The wisdom of the prudent is
to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is
deceit
.
9
Fools
mock
at sin, But among the
upright
there is favor.
(6) Two things to let alone
10
The heart knows
its own
bitterness
,
And a stranger does not
share
its
joy
.
(7) Contrasted houses
11
The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of
the upright
will
flourish
.
(8) End of the wrong road
12
There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of
death.
(9) End of laughter and mirth
13
Even in laughter the heart
may sorrow,
And the end of mirth may be grief.
(10) Sixteen contrasted classes
14
The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied
from above.
15
The simple
believes every word, But the
prudent
considers well his steps.
16
A wise man
fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is
self-confident
.
17
A quick-tempered man acts
foolishly,
And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
18
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with
knowledge.
19
The evil
will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20
The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But
the rich
has many friends.
21
He who despises his neighbor sins; But
he who has mercy on the poor,
happy
is he.
(11) Two kinds of planning
22
Do they not go astray who devise evil? But
mercy and truth belong to those
who
devise
good.
(12) Law of poverty
23
In all labor
there is profit, But
idle
chatter leads only to poverty.
(13) Four contrasted classes
24
The crown of the wise
is their
riches
, But the foolishness of fools is
folly
.
25
A true witness
delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies.
(14) Four blessings of fear
26
In
the fear of the LORD
there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of
refuge
.
27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To
turn one away from the
snares
of death.
(15) Cause of anarchy
28
In a multitude of people
is a king's honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
(16) Patience and hot-headedness
29
He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts
folly.
(17) Secret of health
30
A
sound
heart is life to the body, But
envy
is
rottenness
to the bones.
(18) Three well known facts
31
He who oppresses the poor reproaches
his Maker,
But he who honors
Him has mercy on the
needy
.
32
The wicked is
banished
in his wickedness, But the righteous has a
refuge
in his death.
33
Wisdom rests
in the heart
of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
(19) Effects of sin and holiness
34
Righteousness
exalts a nation, But sin is a
reproach
to any people.
(20) Advice to servants
35
The king's favor is toward
a wise servant,
But his wrath is against him who causes shame. (NKJV)
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21 He who despises his neighbor sins; But 
