The wickedness of the ungodly shall catch himself, and with the snares of his own sins shall he be trapped.

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,

Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;
He who would destroy himself does it.

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 he who sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love death.”

He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.

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

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 merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

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

The generous man will be prosperous,
And he who waters will himself be watered.

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.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant
Than he who 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 abhoreth lies; but the ungodly shameth both others and himself.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Whoso despiseth the word, destroyeth himself; but he that feareth the commandment shall have peace.

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 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.

He who neglects discipline despises himself,
But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding.

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

The LORD hath 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 laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth 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.

He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

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 hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself, and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.

Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe, but someone who is contemptuous in conduct 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 a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

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

It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself
If his conduct is pure and right.

'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.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

Whoever watches his mouth and tongue keeps himself from trouble.

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

The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only 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 as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
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.

Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

As clouds and wind without rain,'so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

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.

Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring 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 sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

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].

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

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.

The fool vents all his feelings, but the wise person keeps them to himself.

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

A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.