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            <div class="label">10</div><div class="ms1"><span class="heading">Proverbs of Solomon</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The proverbs of Solomon:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="content">A wise son brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="content">but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.10.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.10.2"><span class="content">but righteousness delivers from death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.10.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.10.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> does not let the righteous go hungry,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.10.3"><span class="content">but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.10.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.10.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Lazy hands make for poverty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.10.4"><span class="content">but diligent hands bring wealth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.10.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.10.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.10.5"><span class="content">but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.10.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.10.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Blessings crown the head of the righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.10.6"><span class="content">but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">10:6 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.10.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.10.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The name of the righteous is used in blessings,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">10:7 </span><span class="ft">See Gen. 48:20.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.10.7"><span class="content">but the name of the wicked will rot.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.10.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.10.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The wise in heart accept commands,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.10.8"><span class="content">but a chattering fool comes to ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.10.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.10.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.10.9"><span class="content">but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.10.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.10.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.10.10"><span class="content">and a chattering fool comes to ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.10.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.10.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.10.11"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.10.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.10.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Hatred stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.10.12"><span class="content">but love covers over all wrongs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.10.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.10.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.10.13"><span class="content">but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.10.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.10.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The wise store up knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.10.14"><span class="content">but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.10.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.10.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.10.15"><span class="content">but poverty is the ruin of the poor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.10.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.10.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The wages of the righteous is life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.10.16"><span class="content">but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.10.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.10.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.10.17"><span class="content">but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.10.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.10.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.10.18"><span class="content">and spreads slander is a fool.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.10.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.10.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Sin is not ended by multiplying words,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.10.19"><span class="content">but the prudent hold their tongues.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.10.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.10.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.10.20"><span class="content">but the heart of the wicked is of little value.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.10.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.10.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">The lips of the righteous nourish many,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.10.21"><span class="content">but fools die for lack of sense.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.10.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.10.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The blessing of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> brings wealth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.10.22"><span class="content">without painful toil for it.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.10.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.10.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.10.23"><span class="content">but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.10.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.10.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">What the wicked dread will overtake them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.10.24"><span class="content">what the righteous desire will be granted.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.10.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.10.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.10.25"><span class="content">but the righteous stand firm forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.10.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.10.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.10.26"><span class="content">so are sluggards to those who send them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.10.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.10.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> adds length to life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.10.27"><span class="content">but the years of the wicked are cut short.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.10.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.10.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The prospect of the righteous is joy,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.10.28"><span class="content">but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.10.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.10.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The way of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a refuge for the blameless,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.10.29"><span class="content">but it is the ruin of those who do evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.10.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.10.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">The righteous will never be uprooted,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.10.30"><span class="content">but the wicked will not remain in the land.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.10.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.10.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.10.31"><span class="content">but a perverse tongue will be silenced.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.10.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.10.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.10.32"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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            <div class="label">11</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests dishonest scales,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="content">but accurate weights find favor with him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">When pride comes, then comes disgrace,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="content">but with humility comes wisdom.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The integrity of the upright guides them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="content">but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="content">but righteousness delivers from death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="content">but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The righteousness of the upright delivers them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="content">but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Hopes placed in mortals die with them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="content">all the promise of</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">11:7 </span><span class="ft">Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum </span><span class="fqa">When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from</span></span></span><span class="content"> their power comes to nothing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The righteous person is rescued from trouble,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="content">and it falls on the wicked instead.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="content">but through knowledge the righteous escape.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="content">when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="content">but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="content">but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A gossip betrays a confidence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="content">but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For lack of guidance a nation falls,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="content">but victory is won through many advisers.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="content">but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">A kindhearted woman gains honor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="content">but ruthless men gain only wealth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Those who are kind benefit themselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="content">but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">A wicked person earns deceptive wages,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="content">but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Truly the righteous attain life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="content">but whoever pursues evil finds death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests those whose hearts are perverse,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="content">but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="content">but those who are righteous will go free.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Like a gold ring in a pig&#8217;s snout</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="content">is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The desire of the righteous ends only in good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="content">but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">One person gives freely, yet gains even more;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="content">another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A generous person will prosper;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="content">whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">People curse the one who hoards grain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="content">but they pray God&#8217;s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Whoever seeks good finds favor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="content">but evil comes to one who searches for it.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Those who trust in their riches will fall,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="content">but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="content">and the fool will be servant to the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="content">and the one who is wise saves lives.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.11.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">If the righteous receive their due on earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.11.31"><span class="content">how much more the ungodly and the sinner!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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            <div class="label">12</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.12.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.12.1"><span class="content">but whoever hates correction is stupid.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.12.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.12.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Good people obtain favor from the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.12.2"><span class="content">but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.12.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.12.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">No one can be established through wickedness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.12.3"><span class="content">but the righteous cannot be uprooted.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.12.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.12.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">A wife of noble character is her husband&#8217;s crown,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.12.4"><span class="content">but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.12.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.12.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The plans of the righteous are just,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.12.5"><span class="content">but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.12.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.12.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.12.6"><span class="content">but the speech of the upright rescues them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.12.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.12.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The wicked are overthrown and are no more,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.12.7"><span class="content">but the house of the righteous stands firm.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.12.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.12.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">A person is praised according to their prudence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.12.8"><span class="content">and one with a warped mind is despised.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.12.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.12.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.12.9"><span class="content">than pretend to be somebody and have no food.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.12.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.12.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The righteous care for the needs of their animals,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.12.10"><span class="content">but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.12.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.12.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Those who work their land will have abundant food,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.12.11"><span class="content">but those who chase fantasies have no sense.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.12.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.12.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.12.12"><span class="content">but the root of the righteous endures.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.12.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.12.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.12.13"><span class="content">and so the innocent escape trouble.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.12.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.12.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.12.14"><span class="content">and the work of their hands brings them reward.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.12.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.12.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The way of fools seems right to them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.12.15"><span class="content">but the wise listen to advice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.12.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.12.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Fools show their annoyance at once,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.12.16"><span class="content">but the prudent overlook an insult.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.12.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.12.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">An honest witness tells the truth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.12.17"><span class="content">but a false witness tells lies.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.12.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.12.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The words of the reckless pierce like swords,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.12.18"><span class="content">but the tongue of the wise brings healing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.12.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.12.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Truthful lips endure forever,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.12.19"><span class="content">but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.12.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.12.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.12.20"><span class="content">but those who promote peace have joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.12.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.12.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">No harm overtakes the righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.12.21"><span class="content">but the wicked have their fill of trouble.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.12.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.12.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests lying lips,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.12.22"><span class="content">but he delights in people who are trustworthy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.12.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.12.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.12.23"><span class="content">but a fool&#8217;s heart blurts out folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.12.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.12.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Diligent hands will rule,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.12.24"><span class="content">but laziness ends in forced labor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.12.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.12.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Anxiety weighs down the heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.12.25"><span class="content">but a kind word cheers it up.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.12.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.12.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">The righteous choose their friends carefully,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.12.26"><span class="content">but the way of the wicked leads them astray.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.12.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.12.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The lazy do not roast</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">12:27 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span></span></span><span class="content"> any game,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.12.27"><span class="content">but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.12.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.12.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">In the way of righteousness there is life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.12.28"><span class="content">along that path is immortality.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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