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Proverbs
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English: Webster's Bible |
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Proverbs 25 [Context] [Commentary] 
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By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
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Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it. |
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. |
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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. |
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Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. |
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As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. |
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If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink: |
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee. |
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The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. |
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It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. |
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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. |
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A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring. |
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It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. |
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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. |
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