Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.