[There is] much food [in] the field of the poor, but {it is swept away} by {injustice}.

The just one ate to fill his soul: and the belly of the unjust shall want

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.

Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

Rock-solid security is found in the fear of the LORD, and within it one's children find refuge.

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

The king approves the wise servant, but he is angry at anyone who acts shamefully.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

The righteous house is itself a great treasure, but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge [sifting it as chaff from the grain];
But the hearts of [shortsighted] fools are not so.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but an unquiet mind maketh it heavy.

The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

The ear of him who listens [to] admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.

A man thinketh all his ways to be clean; but it is the LORD that fashioneth the minds.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and look: what thou devisest, it shall prosper.

The LORD made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble.

Everyone who is proud and arrogant in heart is disgusting and exceedingly offensive to the Lord;
Be assured he will not go unpunished.

By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Better it is to have a little thing with righteousness, than great rents wrongfully gotten.

A man deviseth a way in his heart; but it is the LORD that ordereth his goings.

When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks right is loved.

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

He understanding shall call to the wise of heart: and sweetness of lips shall add knowledge

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief, - and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.

He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.

Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.

He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,
He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

The wealth of the rich [is] {his strong city}, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

The spirit of a man will endure his sickness, but a broken spirit, who may bear it?

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

He that pleadeth his cause first'seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.

Wealth will add many friends; and the poor one will be separated from his neighbor.

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

Many will wait for the face of the prince, and every one the friend to the man giving.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.