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Proverbs 14:21-29 English Standard Version (ESV)

21. Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

22. Do they not go astray who devise evil?Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness.

23. In all toil there is profit,but mere talk tends only to poverty.

24. The crown of the wise is their wealth,but the folly of fools brings folly.

25. A truthful witness saves lives,but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

26. In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,and his children will have a refuge.

27. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,that one may turn away from the snares of death.

28. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,but without people a prince is ruined.

29. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.