Proverbs|12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under
tribute.
Proverbs|12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it
glad.
Proverbs|12:26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the
wicked seduceth them.
Proverbs|12:27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the
substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
Proverbs|12:28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is]
no death.
Proverbs|13:1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not
rebuke.
Proverbs|13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the
transgressors [shall eat] violence.
Proverbs|13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his
lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs|13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the
diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs|13:5 A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and
cometh to shame.
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