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.

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.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.

To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.

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.

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

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Open thine eyes, [and] thou shall be satisfied with bread.

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

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.

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

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

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to LORD than sacrifice.

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

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.

The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.

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

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

It is joy to the righteous to do justice, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

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

The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but victory is from LORD.

A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

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

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

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

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

Have I not written to thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge,

to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?

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,

lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

If thou have not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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

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

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

Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.

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?

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste,

so the knowledge of wisdom [is] to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

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

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

My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.

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

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

But to those who rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

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

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

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?

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.

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

If thine enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

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

[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

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

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like to him.

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

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

As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats his folly.

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

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

Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?

The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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

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.

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.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

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

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.

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 gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

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

If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest, yea, he will give delight to thy soul.

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to a wicked man.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

Every word of God is tried. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Two things I have asked of thee, deny me not before I die:

Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

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

The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough:

The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.