His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.

He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,

People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.

He getteth himself also shame and dishonour, such as shall never be put out.

"The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time.

but the one who misses me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”

He that reproves a scoffer gets for himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself injury.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

To take heed unto the chastening of nurture, is the way of life; but he that refuseth to be reformed, deceiveth himself.

He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

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

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

The liberal soul shall be made rich: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.

He that diligently seeketh good, aimeth at favour, but, he that studieth mischief, it shall come on himself.

He trusting in his riches himself shall fall: and the just shall flourish as the foliage.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

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

A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.

A righteous man hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

There is one that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is one that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise,
But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from above himself.

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

The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.

He who despises his neighbor sins [against God and his fellow man],
But happy [blessed and favored by God] is he who is gracious and merciful to the poor.

Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

The LORD has made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

He that labors labors for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.

A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

A man, having separated himself, seeks his own desire, and rages against all sound wisdom.

A [closed-minded] fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his personal opinions [unwittingly displaying his self-indulgence and his stupidity].

A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.

He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.

The righteous accuseth himself first of all; if his neighbour come, he shall find him.

A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.

The one who keeps commands preserves himself;
one who disregards his ways will die.

The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

A false witness shall perish; but he that will be content to hear, shall always have power to speak himself.

A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

He who oppresses the poor [in order] to enrich himself, [or] gives to the rich, {will come to poverty}.

for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.

For their redeemer is strong, he himself will plead their cause against you.

He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad

He maketh himself to be well loved, that giveth a good answer.

Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and disclose not a secret to another:

Whosoever boasts about himself of a gift not given is like clouds and wind without rain.

He that can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

He that hates disguises it with his lips, and lays up deceit within himself;

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and'suffer for it.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

In the rejoicing of the just, much glory: in the rising up of the unjust, man will hide himself.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

He that giveth unto the poor, shall not want; but he that turneth away his eyes from such as be in necessity, shall suffer great poverty himself.

When lawless men rise, a common man will hide himself, but, when they perish, righteous men multiply.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

He that shareth with a thief, hateth himself, an oath, he heareth, yet may not tell.