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- He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
- The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
- Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
- The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
- Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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- Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.
- Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.
- A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
- Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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- There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
- An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
- A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
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- There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
- The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.
- A scoundrel plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
- A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
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- He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
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- He who winks with his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
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