The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death.

Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge: but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

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

The path of life [leads] upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

The LORD has made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

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

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart for it?

He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may express itself.

Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

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

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

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

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.

The person who has great anger must pay the consequences, because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

The fear of the LORD leads to life: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.

He that loves pureness of heart and has grace on his lips, the king shall be his friend.

The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

A child's heart has a tendency to do wrong, but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite.

Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

Who has woe? who has sorrow? who has contentions? who has babbling? who has wounds without cause? who has redness of eyes?

And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

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

Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

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

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.

When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that has understanding will find him out.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty shall come upon him.

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.

If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended? who has gathered the wind in his fists? who has bound the waters in a garment? who has established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you can tell?

Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

The leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the {afflicted}.