4 Terror and violence will waste away riches. So the house of an arrogant man will be laid waste. (WEB) 5 Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily. (WEB) 6 One who hates reproof is in the path of the sinner. He who fears the Lord will repent in his heart. (WEB)
Sirach 21:4–6
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Sirach 32:16–18
16 Those who fear the Lord will find true judgment, and will kindle righteous acts like a light. (WEB) 17 A sinful man shuns reproof, and will find a judgment according to his will. (WEB) 18 A sensible person won’t neglect a thought. An insolent and proud man won’t crouch in fear,… (WEB)
Proverbs 28:13–15
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Proverbs 13:17–19
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Proverbs 11:3–5
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them. 4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. 5 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by…
Proverbs 10:23–25
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Proverbs 22:15–17
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Proverbs 17:4–6
4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue. 5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished. 6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
Sirach 27:2–4
2 As a nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones, so sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling. (WEB) 3 Unless a person holds on diligently to the fear of the Lord, his house will be overthrown quickly. (WEB) 4 In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains,… (WEB)
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