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The arrangements of the heart belong to Adam, but from Yahuah comes the answer of the tongue.
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All the ways of an ish are clean in his own eyes, but Yahuah weighs the ruachot.
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Commit your works to Yahuah, and your thoughts shall be established.
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Yahuah has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to Yahuah. Hand to hand, he shall not go unpunished.
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By Covenant-Faithfulness and truth crookedness is covered, and by the fear of Yahuah one turns away from evil.
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When the ways of an ish please Yahuah, He causes even his enemies to be at shalom with him.
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Better is a little with Righteousness than great revenues without Judgment.
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The heart of Adam devises his way, but Yahuah establishes his steps.
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A divine decision is upon the lips of a king. In Judgment his mouth shall not act treacherously.
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Righteous scales and balances belong to Yahuah. All the weights in the bag are His work.
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It is an abomination to kings to practice wickedness, for by Righteousness a Throne is established.
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Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and he loves the one who speaks uprightly.
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The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise ish will cover it.
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In the light of the king’s face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
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How much better to acquire wisdom than gold, and to acquire understanding rather than silver.
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The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil. The one who guards his way guards his being.
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Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty ruach before a fall.
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Better is a lowly ruach with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud.
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The one who acts wisely concerning a matter finds good, and the one who trusts in Yahuah is blessed.
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The wise in heart shall be called discerning, and sweetness of lips increases learning.
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Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is foolishness.
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The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent and adds learning to his lips.
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Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the being and healing to the bones.
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There is a way that is straight in the eyes of an ish, but its end is the ways of death.
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The being of the laborer labors for him, for his mouth presses him onward.
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A worthless ish digs up evil, and upon his lips is like a burning fire.
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A perverse ish sends out contention, and a slanderer separates close companions.
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An ish of violence entices his neighbor and leads him into a way that is not good.
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He closes his eyes to devise perversities. He compresses his lips and brings evil to completion.
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Gray hair is a crown of beauty when it is found in the way of Righteousness.
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Better is one slow to anger than a mighty warrior, and one who rules his ruach than one who captures a city.
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The lot is cast into the lap, but every Judgment of it is from Yahuah.