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Proverbs 13:14

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The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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  1. Proverbs 13:12

    Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

  2. Proverbs 13:13

    Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

  3. Proverbs 13:15

    Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

  4. Proverbs 13:16

    Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.