1Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer loathsome and corrupt; thus doth a little folly weigh down wisdom and honor.

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Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Galatians 2:12

2A wise man’s mind is at his right hand; but a fool’s mind is at his left.

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Luke 12:18, Luke 12:20, Luke 12:18, Luke 12:20, Ecclesiastes 10:10

3Yea, even when the fool walketh in the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

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Proverbs 18:2, Proverbs 18:2, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 18:6

4If the anger of a ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place! for gentleness pacifieth great offences.

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Ecclesiastes 8:3, Ecclesiastes 8:3, Proverbs 25:15, Proverbs 25:15, 1 Samuel 25:24

5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun; an error which proceedeth from a ruler.

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Ecclesiastes 5:13, Ecclesiastes 5:13, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Ecclesiastes 6:1

6Folly is set in many high stations, and the noble sit in a low place.

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Proverbs 28:12, Proverbs 28:12, Proverbs 29:2, Proverbs 29:2, Esther 3:1

7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on foot.

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Proverbs 19:10, Esther 6:8, Proverbs 19:10, Esther 6:8, Proverbs 30:22

8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh down a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

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Proverbs 26:27, Proverbs 26:27, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Esther 7:10

9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith, and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

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10If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put forth more strength; but an advantage for giving success hath wisdom.

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James 1:5, James 1:5, Colossians 4:5, Ecclesiastes 10:15, Colossians 4:5

11If a serpent bite before he is charmed, then there is no advantage to the charmer.

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Psalms 58:4, Psalms 58:5, Jeremiah 8:17, Psalms 58:4, Psalms 58:5

12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool are his destruction.

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Colossians 4:6, Colossians 4:6, Luke 4:22, Luke 4:22, Proverbs 15:2

13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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Proverbs 29:9, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:11, Proverbs 29:9, 1 Samuel 25:10

14A fool also multiplieth words, though no man knoweth what shall be; and who can tell him what shall be after him?

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Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:2, James 4:13, James 4:14, James 4:13

15The labor of the foolish man wearieth him, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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Isaiah 57:1, Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5, Isaiah 57:1, Jeremiah 50:4

16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes feast in the morning!

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Isaiah 3:12, Isaiah 3:12, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 5:11

17Happy thou, O land, when thy king is a noble, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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Proverbs 31:4, Proverbs 31:5, Proverbs 31:4, Proverbs 31:5, Jeremiah 30:21

18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and by the slackness of the hands the house leaketh.

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Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 24:30, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 24:30

19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry; but money answereth all things.

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Psalms 104:15, Psalms 104:15, Luke 12:19, Isaiah 24:11, Psalms 112:9

20Curse not the king; no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber! for a bird of the air shall carry the voice; and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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Acts 23:5, Luke 12:2, Luke 12:3, Acts 23:5, Luke 12:2