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Proverbs 22:3

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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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  1. Proverbs 22:1

    A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

  2. Proverbs 22:2

    The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  3. Proverbs 22:4

    By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

  4. Proverbs 22:5

    Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

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