Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest 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 answereth to face, So the heart of man to 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 doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of 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 seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and'suffer for it.

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

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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

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

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

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

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

And there will be goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.