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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 8:12-11:11

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Proverbs 8:12
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I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness and have knowledge and discretion.(i)
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Proverbs 8:13
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To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(j) I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
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Proverbs 8:14
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I possess good advice and competence;[b] I have understanding and strength.(k)
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Proverbs 8:15
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It is by me that kings reign(l) and rulers enact just law;
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Proverbs 8:16
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by me, princes lead, as do nobles and all righteous judges.[c]
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Proverbs 8:17
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I love those who love me,(m) and those who search for me find me.(n)
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Proverbs 8:18
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With me are riches and honor,(o) lasting wealth and righteousness.(p)
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Proverbs 8:19
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My fruit is better than solid gold, and my harvest than pure silver.(q)
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Proverbs 8:20
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I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
Proverbs 8:21
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giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:22
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"The Lord made[d] me at the beginning of His creation,[e] before His works of long ago.(r)
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Proverbs 8:23
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I was formed before ancient times, from the beginning, before the earth began.(s)
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Proverbs 8:24
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I was born when there were no watery depths(t) and no springs filled with water.
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Proverbs 8:25
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I was delivered before the mountains and hills were established,(u)
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Proverbs 8:26
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before He made the land, the fields, or the first soil on earth.
Proverbs 8:27
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I was there when He established the heavens,(v) when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,(w)
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Proverbs 8:28
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when He placed the skies above, when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,
Proverbs 8:29
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when He set a limit for the sea so that the waters would not violate His command,(x) when He laid out the foundations of the earth.(y)
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Proverbs 8:30
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I was a skilled craftsman[f] beside Him.(z) I was His[g] delight every day, always rejoicing before Him.
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Proverbs 8:31
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I was rejoicing in His inhabited world,(aa) delighting in the human race.(ab)
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Proverbs 8:32
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"And now, my sons, listen to me; those who keep my ways are happy.(ac)
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Proverbs 8:33
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Listen to instruction and be wise;(ad) don't ignore it.
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Proverbs 8:34
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Anyone who listens to me is happy,(ae) watching at my doors every day, waiting by the posts of my doorway.
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Proverbs 8:35
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For the one who finds me finds life(af) and obtains favor from the Lord ,(ag)
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Proverbs 8:36
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but the one who misses me[h] harms himself;(ah) all who hate me love death."(ai)
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Proverbs 9:1
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Wisdom has built her house;(a) she has carved out her seven pillars.
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Proverbs 9:2
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She has prepared her meat;(b) she has mixed her wine;(c) she has also set her table.(d)
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Proverbs 9:3
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She has sent out her female servants;(e) she calls out from the highest points of the city:(f)
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Proverbs 9:4
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"Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!" To the one who lacks sense,(g) she says,
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Proverbs 9:5
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"Come, eat my bread,(h) and drink the wine I have mixed.
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Proverbs 9:6
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Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:7
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The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself; the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.[a]
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Proverbs 9:8
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Don't rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(i) rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.(j)
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Proverbs 9:9
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Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.(k)
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Proverbs 9:10
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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,(l) and the knowledge of the Holy One(m) is understanding.
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Proverbs 9:11
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For by Wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
Proverbs 9:12
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If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;(n) if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences."
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Proverbs 9:13
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The woman Folly is rowdy;(o) she is gullible and knows nothing.(p)
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Proverbs 9:14
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She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,
Proverbs 9:15
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calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:(q)
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Proverbs 9:16
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"Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!" To the one who lacks sense, she says,
Proverbs 9:17
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"Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty!"(r)
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Proverbs 9:18
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But he doesn't know that the departed spirits are there,(s) that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.(t)
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Proverbs 10:1
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Solomon's proverbs:(a) A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.(b)
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Proverbs 10:2
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Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death.(c)
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Proverbs 10:3
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The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(d) but He denies the wicked what they crave.(e)
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Proverbs 10:4
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Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.(f)
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Proverbs 10:5
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The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.(g)
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Proverbs 10:6
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Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(h)
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Proverbs 10:7
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The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.(i)
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Proverbs 10:8
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A wise heart accepts commands,(j) but foolish lips will be destroyed.
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Proverbs 10:9
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The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(k) but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(l)
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Proverbs 10:10
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A sly wink of the eye(m) causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed.
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Proverbs 10:11
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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(n) but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(o)
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Proverbs 10:12
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Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses.(p)
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Proverbs 10:13
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Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.(q)
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Proverbs 10:14
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The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(r)
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Proverbs 10:15
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A rich man's wealth is his fortified city;(s) the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
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Proverbs 10:16
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The labor of the righteous leads to life; the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(t)
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Proverbs 10:17
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The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray.(u)
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Proverbs 10:18
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The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.(v)
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Proverbs 10:19
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When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is wise.(w)
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Proverbs 10:20
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The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.(x)
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Proverbs 10:21
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The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.(y)
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Proverbs 10:22
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The Lord 's blessing enriches,(z) and struggle adds nothing to it.[a](aa)
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Proverbs 10:23
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As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,(ab) so wisdom is for a man of understanding.
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Proverbs 10:24
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What the wicked dreads will come to him,(ac) but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(ad)
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Proverbs 10:25
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When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more,(ae) but the righteous are secure forever.(af)
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Proverbs 10:26
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Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(ag) so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
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Proverbs 10:27
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The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[b](ah) but the years of the wicked are cut short.(ai)
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Proverbs 10:28
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The hope of the righteous is joy,(aj) but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.(ak)
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Proverbs 10:29
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The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits the malicious.(al)
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Proverbs 10:30
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The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(am)
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Proverbs 10:31
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The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,(an) but a perverse tongue will be cut out.(ao)
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Proverbs 10:32
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The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,(ap) but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.(aq)
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Proverbs 11:1
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Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord ,(a) but an accurate weight is His delight.(b)
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Proverbs 11:2
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When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.(c)
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Proverbs 11:3
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The integrity of the upright guides them,(d) but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(e)
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Proverbs 11:4
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Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.(f)
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Proverbs 11:5
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The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6
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The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(g)
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Proverbs 11:7
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When the wicked man dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(h)
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Proverbs 11:8
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The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.(i)
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Proverbs 11:9
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With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Proverbs 11:10
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When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(j) and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
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Proverbs 11:11
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A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(k) but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(l)
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