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The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

The reflections of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord .

All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.

A king's fury is a messenger of death, but a wise man appeases it.

Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord .

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only wants to show off his opinions.

Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

A man's spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

The poor man pleads, but the rich one answers roughly.

A man with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there.

A king's rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.