In the mouth of the foolish is the [a]rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.

Where none [b]oxen are, there the crib is empty: but much increase cometh by the strength of the ox.

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false record will speak lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 His proud tongue shall cause him to be punished.
  2. Proverbs 14:4 By the ox is meant labor, and by the crib the barn: meaning, without labor there is no profit.

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