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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 14, Verse 5

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Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
King James Version
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
American Standard Version
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.
New English Translation
A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
World English Bible
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out 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.
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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.
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
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The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
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The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.