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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 2:8-9; Proverbs 8:20; Proverbs 12:5; Proverbs 13:23; Proverbs 16:10-12; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 17:23; Proverbs 17:26; Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 19:28; Proverbs 21:3; Proverbs 21:7; Proverbs 21:15; Proverbs 22:8; Proverbs 22:22; Proverbs 24:11; Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 28:5; Proverbs 29:4; Proverbs 26-27; Proverbs 31:8-9
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Proverbs 2:8
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To him that observeth the paths of justice, yea, the way of his men of lovingkindness, he doth guard.
Proverbs 2:9
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Then, shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, and equity - every noble course.
Proverbs 8:20
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In the way of righteousness, I march along, in the middle of the paths of justice:
Proverbs 12:5
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The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
Proverbs 13:23
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Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
Proverbs 16:10
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An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.
Proverbs 16:11
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The balance and scales of justice, belong to Yahweh, and, his handiwork, are all the weights of the bag.
Proverbs 16:12
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The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.
Proverbs 17:15
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He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Proverbs 17:23
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A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:26
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Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.
Proverbs 18:5
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To prefer a lawless man, is not good, thrusting away the righteous, in judgment.
Proverbs 19:28
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An abandoned witness, scorneth justice, and, the mouth of lawless men, swalloweth iniquity.
Proverbs 21:3
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To do righteousness and justice, is more choice to Yahweh than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:7
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The violence of the lawless, shall drag them away, - because they have refused to do justice.
Proverbs 21:15
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It is a joy, to a righteous man, to do justice, but, dismay, to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 22:8
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He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
Proverbs 22:22
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Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
Proverbs 24:11
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Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!
Proverbs 25:5
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Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 28:5
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Wicked men, consider not justice, but, they who seek Yahweh, consider everything.
Proverbs 29:4
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A king, by justice, shall establish a land, - but, a man open to bribes, bringeth it to ruin.
Proverbs 26:1
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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.
Proverbs 26:2
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As a sparrow in wandering, as a swallow in flying, so, a causeless curse, shall not alight.
Proverbs 26:3
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A whip for the horse, a bridle a for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
Proverbs 26:4
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Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;
Proverbs 26:5
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Answer a dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:6
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One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
Proverbs 26:7
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Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
Proverbs 26:8
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Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
Proverbs 26:9
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A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.
Proverbs 26:10
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As an archer who woundeth every thing, so one who hireth a dullard, and a drunkard crossing the sea.
Proverbs 26:11
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As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
Proverbs 26:12
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Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye, - more hope of a dullard, than of him!
Proverbs 26:13
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Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.
Proverbs 26:14
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The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.
Proverbs 26:15
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The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:16
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Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.
Proverbs 26:17
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As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!
Proverbs 26:18
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As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
Proverbs 26:19
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So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?
Proverbs 26:20
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Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
Proverbs 26:21
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Black coal to burning blocks, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man, for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:22
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the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
Proverbs 26:23
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Dross silver overlaid upon earthenware, so are burning lips, with a mischievous heart:
Proverbs 26:24
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With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
Proverbs 26:25
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Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart:
Proverbs 26:26
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Hatred may clothe itself with guile, his wickedness shall be disclosed in the convocation.
Proverbs 26:27
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He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, shall fall, and, he that rolleth a stone, upon himself, shall it return.
Proverbs 26:28
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A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.
Proverbs 27:1
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Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:2
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Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:3
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Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, - but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:4
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The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Proverbs 27:5
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Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Proverbs 27:6
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:7
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The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
Proverbs 27:8
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As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
Proverbs 27:9
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Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one's friend, more than fragrant wood.
Proverbs 27:10
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Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
Proverbs 27:11
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Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
Proverbs 27:12
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A prudent man, seeth calamity - he hideth himself, the simple, pass on - they suffer.
Proverbs 27:13
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Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Proverbs 27:14
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He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
Proverbs 27:15
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A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
Proverbs 27:16
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He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
Proverbs 27:17
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Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Proverbs 27:18
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He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall he honoured.
Proverbs 27:19
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As in water, face answereth to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Proverbs 27:20
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Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21
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Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, is to be tried by what he praiseth.
Proverbs 27:22
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Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23
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Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Proverbs 27:24
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For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: -
Proverbs 27:25
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The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
Proverbs 27:26
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There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
Proverbs 27:27
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With, enough goats-milk, for thy food - for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
Proverbs 31:8
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Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed.
Proverbs 31:9
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Open thy mouth - judge righteously, - and administer justice for the poor and the needy.
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