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Proverbs 14:11-22 World English Bible (WEB)

11. The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12. There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

13. Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.

14. The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

15. A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

16. A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

17. He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

18. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19. The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20. The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

21. He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

22. Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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