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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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Old Testament. (continued)
 
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    The borrower is servant to the lender.
          Proverbs xxii. 7.
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    Remove not the ancient landmark.
          Proverbs xxii. 28; xxiii. 10.
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    Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
          Proverbs xxii. 29.
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    Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
          Proverbs xxiii. 2.
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    Riches certainly make themselves wings.
          Proverbs xxiii. 5.
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    As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.
          Proverbs xxiii. 7.
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    Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
          Proverbs xxiii. 21.
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    Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup;… at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
          Proverbs xxiii. 31, 32.
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    A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
          Proverbs xxiv. 5.
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    If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small.
          Proverbs xxiv. 10.
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    A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
          Proverbs xxv. 11.
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    Heap coals of fire upon his head.
          Proverbs xxv. 22.
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    As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
          Proverbs xxv. 25.
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    As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
          Proverbs xxvi. 2.
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    Answer a fool according to his folly.
          Proverbs xxvi. 5.
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    Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
          Proverbs xxvi. 12.
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    There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
          Proverbs xxvi. 13.
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    Wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
          Proverbs xxvi. 16.