foolish: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 17:21, Proverbs 17:25; 2Sam. 13:1-18:33; Ecclesiastes 2:18-19
the contentions: Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 25:24, Proverbs 27:15; Job 14:19
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Proverbs 19:13
Proverbs 19:13
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