| 1. | A mild answer calms wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. |
| 2. | The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spurts forth folly. |
| 3. | The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. |
| 4. | A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one crushes the spirit. |
| 5. | The fool spurns his father's admonition, but prudent is he who heeds reproof. |
| 6. | In the house of the just there are ample resources, but the earnings of the wicked are in turmoil. |
| 7. | The lips of the wise disseminate knowledge, but the heart of fools is perverted. |
| 8. | The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. |
| 9. | The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue. |
| 10. | Severe punishment is in store for the man who goes astray; he who hates reproof will die. |
| 11. | The nether world and the abyss lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of men! |
| 12. | The senseless man loves not to be reproved; to wise men he will not go. |
| 13. | A glad heart lights up the face, but by mental anguish the spirit is broken. |
| 14. | The mind of the intelligent man seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. |
| 15. | Every day is miserable for the depressed, but a lighthearted man has a continual feast. |
| 16. | Better a little with fear of the LORD than a great fortune with anxiety. |
| 17. | Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. |
| 18. | An ill-tempered man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord. |
| 19. | The way of the sluggard is hemmed in as with thorns, but the path of the diligent is a highway. |
| 20. | A wise son makes his father glad, but a fool of a man despises his mother. |
| 21. | Folly is joy to the senseless man, but the man of understanding goes the straight way. |
| 22. | Plans fail when there is no counsel, but they succeed when counselors are many. |
| 23. | There is joy for a man in his utterance; a word in season, how good it is! |
| 24. | The path of life leads the prudent man upward, that he may avoid the nether world below. |
| 25. | The LORD overturns the house of the proud, but he preserves intact the widow's landmark. |
| 26. | The wicked man's schemes are an abomination to the LORD, but the pure speak what is pleasing to him. |
| 27. | He who is greedy of gain brings ruin on his own house, but he who hates bribes will live. |
| 28. | The just man weighs well his utterance, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil. |
| 29. | The LORD is far from the wicked, but the prayer of the just he hears. |
| 30. | A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones. |
| 31. | He who listens to salutary reproof will abide among the wise. |
| 32. | He who rejects admonition despises his own soul, but he who heeds reproof gains understanding. |
| 33. | The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors. |
