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Proverbs 17:26

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Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:24

    Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

  2. Proverbs 17:25

    A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  3. Proverbs 17:27

    He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

  4. Proverbs 17:28

    Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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