Proverbs 16:17-17:17 (Vespers, 2nd reading)
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- The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.
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- Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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- Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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- He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
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- The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning.
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- Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.
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- The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
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- Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
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- There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
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- The person who labors, labors for himself, for his hungry mouth drives him on.
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- An ungodly man digs up evil, and it is on his lips like a burning fire.
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- A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.
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- A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
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- He winks his eye to devise perverse things; he purses his lips and brings about evil.
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- The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.
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- He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
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- The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
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- Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
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- A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share an inheritance among the brothers.
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- The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts.
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- An evildoer gives heed to false lips; a liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
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- He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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- Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father.
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- Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
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- A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; wherever he turns, he prospers.
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- He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
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- Rebuke is more effective for a wise man than a hundred blows on a fool.
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- An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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- Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
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- Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
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- The beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
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- He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
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- Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, since he has no heart for it?
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- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.