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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
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For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
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Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
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No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
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The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
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When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
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The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.
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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
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Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
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In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
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Ears that hear and eyes that see— the Lord has made them both.
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Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.
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Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
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The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
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Saying 6
Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
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Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
