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Every wise woman buildeth her house;

But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.Pro 12:4; Pro 24:3

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;

But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.Job 12:24

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;

But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Jas 3:5; Pro 12:6

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;

But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

A faithful witness will not lie;

But a false witness uttereth lies.Exo 23:1; Pro 12:17

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;

But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

Go into the presence of a foolish man,

And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;

But the folly of fools is deceit.Psa 139:24

A trespass-offering mocketh fools;

But among the upright there is good will.

The heart knoweth its own bitterness;

And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;

But the tent of the upright shall flourish.Pro 12:7

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;

But the end thereof are the ways of death.Pro 16:25

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

And the end of mirth is heaviness.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;

And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.Isa 3:10

The simple believeth every word;

But the prudent man looketh well to his going.Rom 16:18; 1Jn 4:1

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;

But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.Psa 111:10

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;

And a man of wicked devices is hated.Pro 12:16

The simple inherit folly;

But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.Eph 5:15

The evil bow down before the good;

And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.Isa 60:14

The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;

But the rich hath many friends.Pro 19:7

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;

But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.Psa 41:1; Mat 5:7

Do they not err that devise evil?

But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

In all labor there is profit;

But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.Pro 12:11

The crown of the wise is their riches;

But the folly of fools is only folly.Pro 10:16; Pro 27:22

A true witness delivereth souls;

But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.Pro 12:17

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;

And his children shall have a place of refuge.Pro 18:10

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,

That one may depart from the snares of death.Pro 10:17; Pro 10:27; 2Sa 22:6

In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;

But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.Pro 19:11

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;

But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;

But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.Pro 17:5; Mat 25:36

The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing;

But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.Job 21:17; Psa 73:18; Psa 112:8

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;

But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

Righteousness exalteth a nation;

But sin is a reproach to any people.Pro 11:11

The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;

But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.Luk 7:2; Rom 13:3