| 1. | Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. |
| 2. | He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. |
| 3. | The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. |
| 4. | Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. |
| 5. | A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. |
| 6. | A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. |
| 7. | Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. |
| 8. | The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. |
| 9. | God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor. |
| 10. | The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. |
| 11. | The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. |
| 12. | There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. |
| 13. | Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief. |
| 14. | A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds. |
| 15. | The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going. |
| 16. | A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. |
| 17. | A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. |
| 18. | The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. |
| 19. | The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 20. | The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. |
| 21. | He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. |
| 22. | Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. |
| 23. | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want. |
| 24. | The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools. |
| 25. | A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. |
| 26. | In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. |
| 27. | The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. |
| 28. | In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. |
| 29. | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. |
| 30. | A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot. |
| 31. | He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. |
| 32. | The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. |
| 33. | Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools. |
| 34. | Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. |
| 35. | A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. |
