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Proverbs 14:5-19 New Living Translation (NLT)

5. An honest witness does not lie;a false witness breathes lies.

6. A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it,but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

7. Stay away from fools,for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.

8. The prudent understand where they are going,but fools deceive themselves.

9. Fools make fun of guilt,but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

10. Each heart knows its own bitterness,and no one else can fully share its joy.

11. The house of the wicked will be destroyed,but the tent of the godly will flourish.

12. There is a path before each person that seems right,but it ends in death.

13. Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.

14. Backsliders get what they deserve;good people receive their reward.

15. Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!The prudent carefully consider their steps.

16. The wise are cautious and avoid danger;fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

17. Short-tempered people do foolish things,and schemers are hated.

18. Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19. Evil people will bow before good people;the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.

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