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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 14, Verse 3

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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.
King James Version
In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
American Standard Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
New English Translation
In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
World English Bible
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth.
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Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.
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The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
9
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.
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The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.