27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. 28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 19:27–29
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Proverbs 10:12–14
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Proverbs 13:1–2
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Proverbs 19:8–10
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Proverbs 10:7–9
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Proverbs 14:2–4
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Proverbs 19:4–6
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