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Proverbs 29:5-8 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

5. A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

6. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

7. The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor: the wicked hath not understanding to know it.

8. Scornful men set a city in a flame: but wise men turn away wrath.

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