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Proverbs 14:5 - Proverbs 14:15


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5 A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin; but among the righteous there is favor.

10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death.

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

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