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Proverbs 22:13

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The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11

    He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

  2. Proverbs 22:12

    The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

  3. Proverbs 22:14

    The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

  4. Proverbs 22:15

    Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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