Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of its confidence.

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and will not he render to every man according to his works?

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.

Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

As a mad man who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in sport?

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

He who keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor man that hath understanding searcheth him out.

When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, there is no rest.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD enlighteneth both their eyes.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw-teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

What profit hath a man of all his labor, which he taketh under the sun?