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All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.

Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.

A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.

He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.

Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?

A righteous man who walks in his integrity--blessed are his sons after him!

A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.

Even a child makes himself known by his acts, whether what he does is pure and right.

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

A man's steps are ordered by the LORD; how then can man understand his way?

It is a snare for a man to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only after making his vows.

The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.