American Standard Version of 1901
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He that giveth answer before he heareth,It is folly and shame unto him.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;But a broken spirit who can {Or, raise up}bear?
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
A man's gift maketh room for him,And bringeth him before great men.
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
The lot causeth contentions to cease,And parteth between the mighty.
A brother {Or, injured}offended is harder to be won than a strong city;And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth;With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
The poor useth entreaties;But the rich answereth roughly.
{Hebrew: A man of friends.}He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;But there is a {Hebrew: lover.}friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, {Greek: out of his belly.}from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.