Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger sins [against] his own life.

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

The sluggard will not plow because of the winter. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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.

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.

It is bad, it is bad, says the buyer, but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners.

He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

An inheritance gotten hastily at the beginning shall not be blessed in the end.

Diverse weights are an abomination to LORD, and a FALSE balance is not good.

The king's heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will.

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

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

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 gift in secret pacifies anger, and a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

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.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

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

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

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!

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.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

The sluggard says, There is a lion outside. I shall be slain in the streets.

The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of LORD shall fall in it.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

That thy trust may be in LORD, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.

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

Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.

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

For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

Wisdom is too high for a fool. He opens not his mouth in the gate.

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

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

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

Rejoice not when thine enemy falls, and let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown,

These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

Prepare thy work outside, and make it ready for thee in the field, and afterwards build thy house.

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

Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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

For it is better that it be said to thee, Come up here, than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

Go not forth hastily to strive. What will thou do in the end of it when thy neighbor has put thee to shame?

A word fitly spoken is apples of gold in a network of silver.

An earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

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

As he who takes off a garment in cold weather, [and] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

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

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless does not alight.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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

As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

[As] a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

[As] an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool, and he who hires those who pass by.

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

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

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. It wearies him to bring it again to his mouth.

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?

Fervent lips and a wicked heart are an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

When he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

He who digs a pit shall fall in it, and he who rolls a stone, it shall return upon him.

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

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

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

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.

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

Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

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

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

He who augments his substance by interest and increase, gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

He who causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit. But the perfect shall inherit good.

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.

He who walks uprightly shall be delivered, but he who is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

He who has an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not know that want shall come upon him.

He who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in LORD shall be made fat.

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely, he shall be delivered.

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.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

Scoffers set a city in a flame, but wise men turn away wrath.

When the wicked are increased, transgression increases, but the righteous shall look upon their fall.