Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.

He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

Wicked people bring a city in decay, but wise men set it up again.

The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

By hearing, the wise man shall come by more wisdom:

A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

In a wise man's house there is great treasure and plenteousness; but a foolish body spendeth up all.

A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished.

A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.

A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret.

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but a fool goeth on presumptuously.

A fool rejoiceth in foolish things; but a wise man looketh well to his own goings.

The king's displeasure is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

A fool poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

The wise shall have honour in possession, but shame is the promotion that fools shall have.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.

Take heed unto knowledge, O ye ignorant; be wise in heart, O ye fools.

O give ear unto nurture, be wise, and refuse it not.

If thou be wise, thy wisdom shall do thyself good: but if thou thinkest scorn thereof, it shall be thine own harm.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet son is a heaviness unto his mother.

and he that is endued with understanding shall obtain wit to perceive a parable, and the interpretation thereof; the words of the wise, and the dark speeches of the same.