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The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

The Lord lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,

Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord , but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

The Lord 's curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

But the one who does not find me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.