A reward is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that have it: it prospereth, whithersoever it [a]turneth.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 The reward hath great force to gain the hearts of men.

18 A man destitute of understanding, [a]toucheth the hand, and becometh surety for his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 17:18 Read Prov. 6:1.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the [a]bosom to wrest the ways of judgment.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 That is, secretly and out of the bosom of the rich.

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