15A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.H7390H4617H7725H2534H6089H1697H5927H6392Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.H3956H2450H1847H3190H6310H3684H5042H2003GOD doesn't miss a thing— he's alert to good and evil alike.H5869H3068H4725H6822H7451H28964Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.H4832H3956H6086H2416H5558H7667H73075Moral dropouts won't listen to their elders; welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.H191H5006H1H4148H8104H8433H61916The lives of God-loyal people flourish; a misspent life is soon bankrupt.H1004H6662H7227H2633H8393H7563H59167Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there's nothing to them.H8193H2450H2219H1847H3820H36848GOD can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.H2077H7563H8441H3068H8605H3477H75229A life frittered away disgusts GOD; he loves those who run straight for the finish line.H1870H7563H8441H3068H157H7291H666610It's a school of hard knocks for those who leave God's path, a dead-end street for those who hate God's rules.H4148H7451H5800H734H8130H8433H419111Even hell holds no secrets from GOD— do you think he can't read human hearts?H7585H11H3068H3826H1121H120
Life Ascends to the Heights
12Know-it-alls don't like being told what to do; they avoid the company of wise men and women.H3887H157H3198H3212H245013A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.H8056H3820H3190H6440H6094H3820H7307H521814An intelligent person is always eager to take in more truth; fools feed on fast-food fads and fancies.H3820H995H1245H1847H6310H6440H3684H7462H20015A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with song.H3117H6041H7451H2896H3820H8548H496016A simple life in the Fear-of-GOD is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.H2896H4592H3374H3068H7227H214H410317Better a bread crust shared in love than a slab of prime rib served in hate.H2896H737H3419H160H75H7794H813518Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.H2534H376H1624H4066H750H639H8252H737919The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.H1870H6102H4881H2312H734H3477H554920Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents.H2450H1121H8055H1H3684H120H959H51721The empty-headed treat life as a plaything; the perceptive grasp its meaning and make a go of it.H200H8057H2638H3820H376H8394H3212H347422Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed.H5475H4284H6565H7230H3289H696523Congenial conversation—what a pleasure! The right word at the right time—beautiful!H376H8057H4617H6310H1697H6256H289624Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful— it's a clean about-face from descent into hell.H734H2416H4605H7919H5493H7585H429525GOD smashes the pretensions of the arrogant; he stands with those who have no standing.H3068H5255H1004H1343H5324H1366H49026GOD can't stand evil scheming, but he puts words of grace and beauty on display.H4284H7451H8441H3068H2889H5278H56127A greedy and grasping person destroys community; those who refuse to exploit live and let live.H1214H1215H5916H1004H8130H4979H242128Prayerful answers come from God-loyal people; the wicked are sewers of abuse.H3820H6662H1897H6030H6310H7563H5042H745129GOD keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.H3068H7350H7563H8085H8605H666230A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart, and good news makes you feel fit as a fiddle.H3974H5869H8055H3820H2896H8052H1878H6106H187831Listen to good advice if you want to live well, an honored guest among wise men and women.H241H8085H8433H2416H3885H7130H245032An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious.H6544H4148H3988H5315H8085H8433H7069H382033Fear-of-GOD is a school in skilled living— first you learn humility, then you experience glory.H3374H3068H4148H2451H6440H3519H6038
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