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

He justifying the unjust one and he condemning the just one, is an abomination to Jehovah, also they two.

A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

Whoso promiseth by the hand, and is surety for another; he is a fool.

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Even a fool, when he is silent, is counted wise, and he who shuts his lips is counted as a man of understanding.

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

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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

To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

It is a man's worship to do good; and better it is to be a poor man, than a dissembler.

Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

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

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger: and hold it as a pledge of him for an immoral woman.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.

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

The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

The strength of young men is their worship; and a grey head, is a honour unto the aged.

The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.

The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.

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

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

As a result, your trust will be in the LORD, that's why I'm teaching you today, even you.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

for he doth as a man that pescribeth a measure in his heart. He sayeth unto thee, "Eat and drink," whereas his heart is not with thee.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Wisdom is a high thing; yea, even to the fool, for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

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

So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

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

As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.

As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,'so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,'so is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

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 a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

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

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.

As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.

Unto the horse belongeth a whip, to the Ass a bridle, and a rod to the fool's back.

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

As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?

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

Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Heavy [is] a stone and weighty [is] sand, but [the] provocation of a fool [is] heavier than both of them.

Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood,
But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?

Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.

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

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold it as a pledge of him for an immoral woman.

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

Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person.

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.

When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.