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23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge;
But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But [a]the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
25 [b]Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:24 Hebrew slothfulness.
  2. Proverbs 12:25 Or, Care