His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

He who commits adultery [with] a woman lacks {sense}, he destroys himself who does it.

He getteth himself also shame and dishonour, such as shall never be put out.

"The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time.

“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

He who learns from instruction and correction is on the [right] path of life [and for others his example is a path toward wisdom and blessing],
But he who ignores and refuses correction goes off course [and for others his example is a path toward sin and ruin].

He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

He that diligently seeketh good, aimeth at favour, but, he that studieth mischief, it shall come on himself.

He trusting in his riches himself shall fall: and the just shall flourish as the foliage.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.

A righteous man hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise,
But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.

He who despises his neighbor sins [against God and his fellow man],
But happy [blessed and favored by God] is he who is gracious and merciful to the poor.

He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself,
But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].

All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

A [closed-minded] fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his personal opinions [unwittingly displaying his self-indulgence and his stupidity].

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.

The righteous accuseth himself first of all; if his neighbour come, he shall find him.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good.

The one who keeps commands preserves himself;
one who disregards his ways will die.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.

A false witness shall perish; but he that will be content to hear, shall always have power to speak himself.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.

for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

For their redeemer is strong, he himself will plead their cause against you.

He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad

He maketh himself to be well loved, that giveth a good answer.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

He that can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.

Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

In the rejoicing of the just, much glory: in the rising up of the unjust, man will hide himself.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

The one who trusts in himself is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

He that giveth unto the poor, shall not want; but he that turneth away his eyes from such as be in necessity, shall suffer great poverty himself.

When lawless men rise, a common man will hide himself, but, when they perish, righteous men multiply.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

He that shareth with a thief, hateth himself, an oath, he heareth, yet may not tell.