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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 23, Verse 10

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Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
King James Version
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
American Standard Version
Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
New English Translation
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
World English Bible
Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
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For their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
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Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
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For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: