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"A cheerful heart is good medicine"

Source: Proverbs 17:22 | Author: Proverbs Author

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"A soft answer turneth away wrath."

Source: Proverbs 15:1 | Author: Unknown

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"Blood is thicker than water."

Source: Ancient Proverb | Author: Unknown

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"He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly."

Source: Proverbs 13:24 | Speaker: Narrator

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"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

Source: Proverbs 3:6 | Author: King Solomon

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"Pride comes before the fall."

Source: The Book of Proverbs | Author: King Solomon

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"The proof is in the pudding."

Source: Proverb | Speaker: Unknown

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"Trust in the Lord with all your heart."

Source: Proverbs 3:5 | Author: King Solomon

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