Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Ephesians 3Proverbs 24
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Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
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For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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Through wisdom is an house builded and by understanding it is established:
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And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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A wise man [is] strong yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
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Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
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The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.
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[If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.
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If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain
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If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
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My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
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So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous spoil not his resting place:
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For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked
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For there shall be no reward to the evil [man] the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.
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Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field and afterwards build thine house.
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Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause and deceive [not] with thy lips.
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding
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And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
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Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.
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[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 25
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These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
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The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
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For better [it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself] and discover not a secret to another:
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Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
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A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
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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 therewith, and vomit it.
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [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 an heavy heart.
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall 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 the corner of the housetop, 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 troubled 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.
Proverbs 26
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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
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As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
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The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
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As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.
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[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
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The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
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As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
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Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
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The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way a lion [is] in the streets.
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[As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
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The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
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The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
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Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
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[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
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The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
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He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him
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When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.
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[Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the [whole] congregation.
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Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
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A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Ephesians 3
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For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
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If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
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How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery (as I wrote afore in few words,
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Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
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Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit
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That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
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Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
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Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ
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And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
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To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
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According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
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Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
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For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
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That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man
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That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height
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And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
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Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
