| 1 | Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool. |
| 2 | It is not good for a man to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way. |
| 3 | When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD. |
| 4 | Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. |
| 5 | A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape. |
| 6 | Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts. |
| 7 | All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. |
| 8 | He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper. |
| 9 | A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish. |
| 10 | It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. |
| 11 | Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. |
| 12 | A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass. |
| 13 | A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. |
| 14 | House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. |
| 15 | Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. |
| 16 | He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die. |
| 17 | He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. |
| 18 | Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction. |
| 19 | A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. |
| 20 | Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future. |
| 21 | Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established. |
| 22 | What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar. |
| 23 | The fear of the LORD leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. |
| 24 | The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth. |
| 25 | Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. |
| 26 | He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. |
| 27 | Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to stray from the words of knowledge. |
| 28 | A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. |
| 29 | Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools. |
| 1 | Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. |
| 2 | The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life. |
| 3 | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling. |
| 4 | The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. |
| 5 | The purpose in a man's mind is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. |
| 6 | Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but a faithful man who can find? |
| 7 | A righteous man who walks in his integrity -- blessed are his sons after him! |
| 8 | A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. |
| 9 | Who can say, "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"? |
| 10 | Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD. |
| 11 | Even a child makes himself known by his acts, whether what he does is pure and right. |
| 12 | The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made them both. |
| 13 | Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread. |
| 14 | "It is bad, it is bad," says the buyer; but when he goes away, then he boasts. |
| 15 | There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. |
| 16 | Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners. |
| 17 | Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. |
| 18 | Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war. |
| 19 | He who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who speaks foolishly. |
| 20 | If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness. |
| 21 | An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning will in the end not be blessed. |
| 22 | Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will help you. |
| 23 | Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good. |
| 24 | A man's steps are ordered by the LORD; how then can man understand his way? |
| 25 | It is a snare for a man to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only after making his vows. |
| 26 | A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them. |
| 27 | The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts. |
| 28 | Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness. |
| 29 | The glory of young men is their strength, but the beauty of old men is their gray hair. |
| 30 | Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts. |
| 1 | The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will. |
| 2 | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart. |
| 3 | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. |
| 4 | Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin. |
| 5 | The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want. |
| 6 | The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. |
| 7 | The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. |
| 8 | The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is right. |
| 9 | It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman. |
| 10 | The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. |
| 11 | When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. |
| 12 | The righteous observes the house of the wicked; the wicked are cast down to ruin. |
| 13 | He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard. |
| 14 | A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath. |
| 15 | When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, but dismay to evildoers. |
| 16 | A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead. |
| 17 | He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. |
| 18 | The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. |
| 19 | It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman. |
| 20 | Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. |
| 21 | He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor. |
| 22 | A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. |
| 23 | He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. |
| 24 | "Scoffer" is the name of the proud, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. |
| 25 | The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor. |
| 26 | All day long the wicked covets, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. |
| 27 | The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. |
| 28 | A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure. |
| 29 | A wicked man puts on a bold face, but an upright man considers his ways. |
| 30 | No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, can avail against the LORD. |
| 31 | The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD. |
