A king’s heart is like streams of water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever He chooses.

A wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down its secure fortress.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle,
but victory comes from the Lord.

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The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.

A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.

He is filled with craving all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.

A lying witness will perish,
but the one who listens will speak successfully.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.

Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,
but a foolish man consumes them.

Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright man considers his way.

Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

The lamp that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart—is sin.

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.

A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe, fierce rage.

The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for the upright.

When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.

A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
He brings the wicked to ruin.

A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration for his neighbor.

The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.