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Proverbs 19:1-3
Common English Bible

19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
    than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
2 Ignorant desire isn’t good;
    rushing feet make mistakes.
3 People’s own folly corrupts their way,
    but their hearts rage against the Lord.

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Proverbs 19:1-3
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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(B)

3 A person’s own folly(C) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(D)

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