but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.

    but motives are weighed by the Lord.

    and he will establish your plans.

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    whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

    those who anger him forfeit their lives.

    but every fool is quick to quarrel.

    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

    but one who has insight draws them out.

    but a faithful person who can find?

    blessed are their children after them.

    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

    I am clean and without sin”?

    the Lord detests them both.

    so is their conduct really pure and upright?

    the Lord has made them both.

    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

    but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

    hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

    so if you wage war, obtain guidance.

    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

    will not be blessed at the end.

    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.

    and dishonest scales do not please him.

    How then can anyone understand their own way?

    and only later to consider one’s vows.

    he drives the threshing wheel over them.

    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.

    through love his throne is made secure.

    grey hair the splendour of the old.

    and beatings purge the inmost being.

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    than a fool whose lips are perverse.

    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

    yet their heart rages against the Lord.

    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.

    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.

    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

    they are nowhere to be found.

    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

    and whoever pours out lies will perish.

    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offence.

    but his favour is like dew on the grass.

    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

    and the shiftless go hungry.

    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

    and he will reward them for what they have done.

    do not be a willing party to their death.

    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

    better to be poor than a liar.

    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

    he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

    rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

    and beatings for the backs of fools.

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1 The elder,

To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

5 Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. 6 They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. 7 It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. 8 We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. 10 So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.

11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone—and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

15 Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

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    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

    but delight in airing their own opinions.

    and with shame comes reproach.

    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

    and so deprive the innocent of justice.

    and their mouths invite a beating.

    and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

    they go down to the inmost parts.

    is brother to one who destroys.

    the righteous run to it and are safe.

    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

    but humility comes before honour.

    that is folly and shame.

    but a crushed spirit who can bear?

    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

    until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

    and keeps strong opponents apart.

    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

    and those who love it will eat its fruit.

    and receives favour from the Lord.

    but the rich answer harshly.

    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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    than a house full of feasting, with strife.

    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

    but the Lord tests the heart.

    a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

    whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

    and parents are the pride of their children.

    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

    they think success will come at every turn.

    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

    than a fool bent on folly.

    of one who pays back evil for good.

    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

    the Lord detests them both.

    when they are not able to understand it?

    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

    and puts up security for a neighbour.

    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

    to pervert the course of justice.

    but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

    and discerning if they hold their tongues.

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    but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.

    but motives are weighed by the Lord.

    and he will establish your plans.

    even the wicked for a day of disaster.

    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

    through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

    he causes their enemies to make peace with them.

    than much gain with injustice.

    but the Lord establishes their steps.

    and his mouth does not betray justice.

    all the weights in the bag are of his making.

    for a throne is established through righteousness.

    they value the one who speaks what is right.

    but the wise will appease it.

    his favour is like a rain cloud in spring.

    to get insight rather than silver!

    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

    a haughty spirit before a fall.

    than to share plunder with the proud.

    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

    and gracious words promote instruction.

    but folly brings punishment to fools.

    and their lips promote instruction.

    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

    but in the end it leads to death.

    their hunger drives them on.

    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

    and a gossip separates close friends.

    and leads them down a path that is not good.

    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

    it is attained in the way of righteousness.

    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

    but its every decision is from the Lord.

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32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,
    and humility comes before honour.

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    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.

    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

    but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

    the one who hates correction will die.

    how much more do human hearts!

    so they avoid the wise.

    but heartache crushes the spirit.

    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

    than great wealth with turmoil.

    than a fattened calf with hatred.

    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

    but the path of the upright is a highway.

    but a foolish man despises his mother.

    but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

    but with many advisers they succeed.

    and how good is a timely word!

    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.

    but gracious words are pure in his sight.

    but the one who hates bribes will live.

    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

    and good news gives health to the bones.

    will be at home among the wise.

    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

    and humility comes before honour.

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