Let thy wells flow out abroad, that there may be rivers of water in the streets:

An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Whosoever digs a pit shall fall in it: and he that rolls a stone, it will return upon him.

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures;

Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
Who lives securely beside you.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

There are three things which go well in a march, yea, four that go well in walking:

How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!

Drink waters out of your own cistern, and running waters out of your own well.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that honors himself, and lacks bread.

Only by pride comes strife: but with the well advised is wisdom.

The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well where he is going.

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox with hatred.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without justice.

Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.

Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.