He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

In a wise man's house there is great treasure and plenteousness; but a foolish body spendeth up all.

A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

The wise shall have honour in possession, but shame is the promotion that fools shall have.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.

Take heed unto knowledge, O ye ignorant; be wise in heart, O ye fools.

O give ear unto nurture, be wise, and refuse it not.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

If thou be wise, thy wisdom shall do thyself good: but if thou thinkest scorn thereof, it shall be thine own harm.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet son is a heaviness unto his mother.

By hearing, the wise man shall come by more wisdom:

and he that is endued with understanding shall obtain wit to perceive a parable, and the interpretation thereof; the words of the wise, and the dark speeches of the same.

Whoso hath a wise understanding is called to counsel; but he that can speak fair, getteth more riches.

A wise heart ordereth his mouth wisely; and amendeth the doctrine in his lips.

He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

Yea, a very fool, when he holdeth his tongue, is counted wise; and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lips.

A wise heart laboureth for knowledge; and a prudent ear seeketh understanding.

He that is wise loveth his own soul; and whoso hath understanding, shall prosper.

A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.

O give ear unto good counsel, and be content to be reformed; that thou mayest be wise here after.

Wine is a voluptuous thing, and drunkenness causes sedition; whoso delighteth therein, shall never be wise.

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

A wise king destroyeth the ungodly, and bringeth the wheel over them.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished.

Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.

Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.

A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret.

Whoso maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage; and the fool shall be servant to the wise.

The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.

Look: what a fool taketh in hand, he thinketh it well done; but he that is wise, will be counseled.

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

A wise son will receive his father's warning; but he that is scornful, will not hear when he is reproved.

The law is a well of life unto the wise; that it may keep him from the snares of death.

A wise woman upholdeth her house; but a foolish wife plucketh it down.

In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordship; but the lips of the wise will beware of such.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but a fool goeth on presumptuously.

The ignorant have foolishness in possession; but the wise are crowned with knowledge.

Riches are an ornament unto the wise; but the ignorance of fools is very foolishness.

A wise tongue commendeth knowledge; a foolish mouth babbleth out nothing but foolishness.

A wise mouth poureth out knowledge; but the heart of the foolish doth not so.

A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.

A wise heart will seek after knowledge; but the mouths of fools meddle with foolishness.

A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet body shameth his mother.

A fool rejoiceth in foolish things; but a wise man looketh well to his own goings.

The ear that hearkeneth unto wholesome warning, and enclineth thereto, shall dwell among the wise.

He that refuseth to be reformed, despiseth his own soul; but he that submitteth himself to correction, is wise.

The king's displeasure is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

There be four things in the earth, the which are very little: but in wisdom they exceed the wise.

My son, give ear and be wise, so shall thine heart prosper in the way.

for a righteous father is marvelous glad of a wise son, and delighteth in him.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.

These are also the sayings of the wise. It is not good to have respect of any person in judgment.

The correction of the wise is, to an obedient ear, a golden chain and a Jewel of gold.

but make the fool an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

My son, be wise, and thou shalt make me a glad heart; so that I shall make answer unto my rebukers.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

Wicked people bring a city in decay, but wise men set it up again.

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

A fool poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.