Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

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

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

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

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

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

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil 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! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

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

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

When his speech is charming, don't believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.