Proverbs 17:25--18:2

A foolish
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son
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[is] a grief
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to his father
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and bitterness
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to her that bare
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him.

Also to punish
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the just
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[is] not good
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[nor] to strike
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princes
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for equity
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He that hath
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knowledge
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spareth
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his words
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[and] a man
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of understanding
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is of an excellent
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spirit
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{an...: or, a cool}

Even a fool
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when he holdeth his peace
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is counted
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wise
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[and] he that shutteth
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his lips
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[is esteemed] a man of understanding
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Through desire
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a man, having separated
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himself, seeketh
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[and] intermeddleth
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with all wisdom
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{Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

A fool
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hath no delight
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in understanding
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but that his heart
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may discover
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itself.