[1] Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
[2] A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
[3] The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
[4] An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
[5] Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
[6] Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
[7] Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
[8] A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
[9] He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
[10] A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
[11] An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
[12] Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
[13] Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
[14] The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
[15] He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
[16] Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
[17] A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
[18] A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
[19] He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
[20] He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
[21] He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
[22] A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
[23] A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
[24] Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
[25] A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
[26] Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
[27] He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
[28] Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.