Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.

Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied.

A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.

Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.

He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.

The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.

As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.

For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.

The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.

And [then will be] goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.