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They shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. Jeremiah 8:2

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  1. The way of the wicked he turneth upside down.   0:0
  2. The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.   0:17
  3. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.   0:22
  4. I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh.   1:26
  5. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.   1:28
  6. Deliver thee from the strange woman ... for her house inclineth unto death.   2:16
  7. Fear the LORD ... It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.   3:7
  8. Surely he scorneth the scorners.   3:34
  9. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil.   5:3
  10. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.   5:5
  11. Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times.   5:19
  12. Why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? .   5:20
  13. A naughty person ... winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers.   6:12
  14. These six things doth the LORD hate: .   6:16
  15. Keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.   6:24
  16. By means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.   6:26
  17. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning.   7:18
  18. A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.   9:13
  19. He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow.   10:10
  20. A rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.   10:13
  21. As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.   11:22
  22. The liberal soul shall be made fat.   11:25
  23. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.   11:29
  24. The soul of the diligent shall be made fat.   13:4
  25. He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.   13:24
  26. The simple believeth every word.   14:15
  27. A good report maketh the bones fat.   15:30
  28. The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.   16:4
  29. A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.   18:6
  30. Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.   19:18
  31. The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.   20:27
  32. The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.   20:30
  33. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.   21:9
  34. The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous.   21:18
  35. It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.   21:19
  36. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.   22:15
  37. Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats.   23:6
  38. Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.   23:13
  39. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh.   23:20
  40. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.   23:33
  41. Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.   24:26
  42. The heart of kings is unsearchable.   25:3
  43. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.   25:24
  44. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.   26:3
  45. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.   27:15
  46. His prayer shall be abomination.   28:9
  47. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye.   28:22
  48. The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.   29:15
  49. A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.   29:19
  50. The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.   30:17
  51. Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.   30:20
  52. Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.   31:3

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