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Scripture Context
Proverbs 14:34 - Proverbs 15:9
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.
35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Proverbs 15
1 A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure; but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord; but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.