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son_n hear_v his_o father_n instruction_n but_o a_o scorner_n hear_v not_o rebuke_n prov._n 13._o 1._o he_o that_o keep_v his_o mouth_n keep_v his_o life_n but_o he_o that_o open_v wide_a his_o lip_n shall_v have_v destruction_n v._o 3._o poverty_n and_o shame_n shall_v be_v to_o he_o that_o refuse_v instruction_n but_o he_o that_o regard_v reproof_n shall_v be_v honour_v v._o 18._o he_o that_o walk_v with_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v wise_a but_o a_o companion_n of_o fool_n shall_v be_v destroy_v v._o 20._o he_o that_o walk_v in_o his_o uprightness_n fear_v the_o lord_n but_o he_o that_o be_v perverse_a in_o his_o way_n despise_v he_o prov._n 14._o 2._o go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o foolish_a man_n when_o thou_o perceive_v not_o in_o he_o the_o lip_n of_o knowledge_n v._o 7._o fool_n mock_v at_o sin_n v._o 9_o there_o be_v a_o way_n which_o seem_v right_a unto_o a_o man_n but_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v the_o way_n of_o death_n v._o 12._o he_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n be_v of_o great_a understanding_n but_o he_o that_o be_v hasty_a of_o spirit_n exalt_v folly_n v._o 29._o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n but_o he_o love_v he_o that_o follow_v after_o righteousness_n prov._n 15._o 9_o a_o scorner_n love_v not_o one_o that_o reprove_v he_o neither_o will_v he_o go_v unto_o the_o wise_a v._o 12._o the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v the_o house_n of_o the_o proud_a v._o 25._o the_o thought_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n v._o 26._o he_o that_o refuse_v instruction_n hate_v his_o own_o soul_n but_o he_o that_o hear_v reproof_n get_v understanding_n 32._o
of_o two_o witness_n or_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v deut._n 19_o 15._o if_o there_o be_v a_o controversy_n between_o man_n and_o they_o come_v unto_o judgement_n that_o the_o judge_n may_v judge_v they_o than_o they_o shall_v justify_v the_o righteous_a and_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a deut._n 25._o 1._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v say_v amen_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o take_v reward_n to_o slay_v a_o innocent_a person_n deut._n 27._o 19_o 25._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o samuel_n be_v old_a that_o he_o make_v his_o son_n judge_n over_o israel_n and_o his_o son_n walk_v not_o in_o his_o way_n but_o turn_v aside_o after_o lucre_n and_o take_v bribe_n and_o persuade_v judgement_n 1_o sam._n 8._o 1_o 3._o and_o samuel_n say_v unto_o all_o israel_n behold_v here_o i_o be_o witness_v against_o i_o before_o the_o lord_n 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they_o inform_v thou_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o and_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n which_o they_o shall_v tell_v thou_o thou_o shall_v do_v thou_o shall_v not_o decline_v from_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a and_o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o stand_v to_o minister_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n or_o unto_o the_o judge_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o evil_a from_o israel_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_v and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuous_o deut._n 17._o 9_o how_o strict_a be_v the_o discipline_n enjoin_v by_o god_n in_o common_a case_n how_o severe_a the_o punishment_n of_o disobedience_n and_o samuel_n say_v have_v the_o lord_n as_o great_a delight_n in_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n 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