When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach.

The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.

To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.

The name of LORD is a strong tower. A righteous man runs into it, and is safe.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.

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

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?

The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

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

A poor man uses entreaties, but a rich man answers roughly.

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against LORD.

Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty, for if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.

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

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

The fear of LORD is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.

Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.

Purpose in the heart of man is 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?

A righteous man who walks in his integrity, blessed are his sons after him.

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

A man's goings are of LORD, how then can man understand his way?

It is a snare to a man to say rashly, [It is] holy. And to make inquiry after vows.

The spirit of man is the lamp of LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

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

The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.

The way of him who is laden with guilt is exceedingly crooked, but as for a pure man, his work is right.

The soul of a wicked man desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

When a scoffer is punished, a simple man is made wise, and when a wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge.

A righteous man considers the house of the wicked: the wicked are overthrown to ruin.

He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

A wicked man is a ransom for a righteous man, and the treacherous dealer for the upright.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name. He works in the arrogance of pride.

A FALSE witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.

A wicked man hardens his face, but as for an upright man, he establishes his ways.

A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Thorns [and] snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.

The eyes of LORD preserve knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and thou shall not go with a wrathful man,

See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.

A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.

He who devises to do evil, men shall call him a mischief-maker.

The thought of folly is sin. And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

Lay not in wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

He who says to a wicked man, Thou are righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him.

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

I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

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

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

A man who bears 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 a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

A troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [is] a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.

The legs of a lame man hang loose. So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.

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

so is the man who deceives his neighbor, and says, Am I not in sport?

[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

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

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

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.

A wicked man flees when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

For the transgression of a land many are the rulers of it. But by men of understanding [and] knowledge the state shall be prolonged.

A needy man who oppresses the poor is a sweeping rain which leaves no food.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.

Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Happy is the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.

A man who is laden with the blood of any person shall flee to the pit. Let no man stay him.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

To have respect of persons is not good, nor that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

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

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man bears rule, the people sigh.

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