He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the skies drip with dew.

Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.

Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But the slow to anger calms a dispute.

A worthless man digs up evil,
While his words are like scorching fire.

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man swallows it up.

Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,
And waste your compliments.

For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.

He who hates disguises it with his lips,
But he lays up deceit in his heart.

An arrogant man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot bear up:

Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: