Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,
for he trusts you and lives near you.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor
or entered into an agreement with a stranger,

Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,
for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man with understanding keeps silent.

A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor,
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.

The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

A violent man lures his neighbor,
leading him in a way that is not good.

A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration for his neighbor.

Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

A man giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

so is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.