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Proverbs 10:6 - 10:13

6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
7
The remembrance of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.
8
The wise of heart will receive commandments,
But an ignorant fool of loose lips will be ruined.
9
He who walks in integrity walks securely,
But he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
10
He who winks the eye causes pain,
And an ignorant fool of loose lips will be ruined.
11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
12
Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.
13
On the lips of the one who has understanding, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks a heart of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:18

18
He who covers up hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads a bad report is a fool.

Proverbs 11:13

13
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit conceals a matter.

Proverbs 12:5 - 12:6

5
The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.
6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

Proverbs 12:13

13
The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous man will come out from distress.

Proverbs 12:15 - 12:18

15
The way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
16
An ignorant fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals disgrace.
17
He who breathes out truth declares what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.
18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:20 - 12:21

20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have gladness.
21
No misfortune befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with calamity.

Proverbs 12:23

23
A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Proverbs 13:7

7
There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

Proverbs 13:16 - 13:17

16
Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool spreads out folly.
17
A wicked messenger falls into evil,
But a faithful envoy brings healing.

Proverbs 14:8

8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:16

16
A wise man fears and turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.

Proverbs 16:27 - 16:30

27
A vile man digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like scorching fire.
28
A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.
29
A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30
He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 17:4

4
An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness;
A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:9

9
He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates close companions.

Proverbs 17:19 - 17:20

19
He who loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
20
He who has a crooked heart finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 17:24

24
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 18:1 - 18:2

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
2
A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only in revealing his own heart.

Proverbs 18:23

23
The poor man speaks supplications,
But the rich man answers with strong words.

Proverbs 19:4

4
Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

Proverbs 19:6

6
Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Proverbs 20:6

6
Many a man will call out his own lovingkindness,
But a faithful man, who can find?

Proverbs 20:8

8
A king who sits on the throne of justice
Disperses all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:14

14
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

Proverbs 20:19

19
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with one of loose lips.

Proverbs 20:28

28
Lovingkindness and truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.

Proverbs 21:8

8
The way of a guilty man is perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

Proverbs 21:29

29
A wicked man displays a brazen face,
But as for the upright, he establishes his way.

Proverbs 22:10 - 22:11

10
Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.
11
He who loves purity of heart
And grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

Proverbs 23:1 - 23:3

The Fear of Yahweh

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Understand well what is before you,
2
So you should put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of appetite.
3
Do not desire his delicacies,
For it is bread of falsehood.

Proverbs 23:6 - 23:8


6
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
And do not desire his delicacies;
7
For as he calculates in his soul, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
But his heart is not with you.
8
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,
And you will corrupt your pleasant words.

Proverbs 25:5

5
Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 26:6

6
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends words by the hand of a fool.

Proverbs 26:10

10
Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

Proverbs 26:24 - 26:28

24
He who hates disguises it with his lips,
But he sets up deceit within himself.
25
When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
26
Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His evil will be revealed in the assembly.
27
He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will turn back on him.
28
A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 28:21

21
To show partiality is not good,
Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

Proverbs 29:5

5
A man who flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

Proverbs 29:12

12
If a ruler pays attention to a lying word,
All his ministers become wicked.

Proverbs 29:19

19
A slave will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no answer.

Proverbs 29:21

21
He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be arrogant.