Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.

A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.

Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"

Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.