Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.

A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.