14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. 15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. 16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Proverbs 24:14–16
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Proverbs 13:5–7
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Proverbs 12:2–4
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Proverbs 23:17–19
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Proverbs 10:27–29
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Sirach 16:12–14
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Proverbs 28:9–11
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