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“A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,But a just weight is His delight.When pride comes, then comes dishonor;But with the humble there is wisdom.The integrity of the upright will guide them,But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.” “Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath,But righteousness rescues from death.The righteousness
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“The proverbs of Solomon.A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,But righteousness rescues from death.The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,But He will reject the craving of the wicked.” “Poor is one who works with a lazy hand,But the hand of
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“Wisdom has built her house,She has carved out her seven pillars;She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;She has also set her table;She has sent out her attendants, she calls outFrom the tops of the heights of the city:” “‘Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!’To him who lacks understanding she says,“Come,
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“Does wisdom not call,And understanding raise her voice?On top of the heights beside the way,Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:” “To you, people, I call,And my voice is to mankind.You naive ones, understand prudence;And you fools, understand
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“My son, keep my wordsAnd treasure my commandments within you.Keep my commandments and live,And my teaching as the apple of your eye.Bind them on your fingers;Write them on the tablet of your heart.Say to wisdom, ‘You are my sister,’And call understanding your intimate friend;That they may keep you from an adulteress,From the foreign woman who
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“My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor,Or have given your handshake for a stranger,If you have been ensnared by the words of your mouth,Or have been caught by the words of your mouth,Then do this, my son, and save yourself:Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,Go, humble yourself,
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“My son, pay attention to my wisdom,Incline your ear to my understanding,So that you may maintain discretionAnd your lips may comply with knowledge.” “For the lips of an adulteress drip honey,And her speech is smoother than oil;But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,Sharp as a two-edged sword.Her feet go down to death,Her steps
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TIME FOR PROVIDENCE 