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Proverbs 29:16 (NIV)
When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:17 (NIV)
Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.
Proverbs 29:18 (NIV)
Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
Proverbs 29:19 (NIV)
Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond.
Proverbs 29:20 (NIV)
Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Proverbs 29:21 (NIV)
A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
Proverbs 29:22 (NIV)
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
Proverbs 29:23 (NIV)
Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
Proverbs 29:24 (NIV)
The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify.
Proverbs 29:25 (NIV)
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Proverbs 29:26 (NIV)
Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
Proverbs 29:27 (NIV)
The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
Proverbs 30:1 (NIV)
The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.
Proverbs 30:2 (NIV)
Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.
Proverbs 30:4 (NIV)
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
Proverbs 30:5 (NIV)
“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Proverbs 30:6 (NIV)
Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Proverbs 30:7 (NIV)
“Two things I ask of you, Lord ; do not refuse me before I die:
Proverbs 30:8 (NIV)
Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
Proverbs 30:9 (NIV)
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord ?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Proverbs 30:10 (NIV)
“Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
Proverbs 30:11 (NIV)
“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
Proverbs 30:12 (NIV)
those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
Proverbs 30:13 (NIV)
those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
Proverbs 30:14 (NIV)
those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.