for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.

She is more precious than jewels;
nothing you desire compares with her.

I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are secure forever.

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.

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Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord—
how much more, human hearts.

A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.

Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

One who rebukes a person will later find more favor
than one who flatters with his tongue.

Do you see a man who speaks too soon?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty
and remember his trouble no more.

Who can find a capable wife?
She is far more precious than jewels.