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¹ A soft answere turneth away wrath: but grieuous words stirre vp anger.

² The tongue of the wise, vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles, powreth out foolishnes.

³ The eyes of the Lord are in euery place, beholding the euill & the good.

⁴ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but peruersnesse therein is a breach in the spirit.

⁵ A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but hee that regardeth reproofe, is prudent.

⁶ In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.

⁷ The lippes of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish, doeth not so.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the vpright is his delight.

⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth after righteousnes.

¹⁰ Correction is grieuous vnto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproofe, shall die.

¹¹ Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?

¹² A scorner loueth not one that reproueth him: neither will he goe vnto the wise.

¹³ A merry heart maketh a cheerefull countenance: but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.

¹⁴ The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fooles feedeth on foolishnesse.

¹⁵ All the dayes of the afflicted are euill: but he that is of a merry heart, hath a continuall feast.

¹⁶ Better is little with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith. ¹⁷ Better is a dinner of herbes where loue is, then a stalled oxe, and hatred therewith.

¹⁸ A wrathfull man stirreth vp strife: but he that is slow to anger, appeaseth strife.

¹⁹ The way of the slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is made plaine.

²⁰ A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is ioy to him that is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

²² Without counsell, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellours they are established.

²³ A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?

²⁴ The way of life is aboue to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

²⁵ The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

²⁶ The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the wordes of the pure, are pleasant words.

²⁷ Hee that is greedy of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth gifts, shall liue.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the mouth of the wicked, powreth out euil things.

²⁹ The Lord is farre from the wicked: but hee heareth the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰ The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

³¹ The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.

³² He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that heareth reproofe, getteth vnderstanding.

³³ The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisedome; and before honour is humilitie.