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

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

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head, - and, Yahweh, will repay thee.

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

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

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

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

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Useless legs to the lame that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a stick with thorns,
brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

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

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.

By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy?

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Take his garment pledging a stranger, and bind him by a pledge for a strange woman.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

A brawling woman and the roof of the house dropping in a rainy day, may well be compared together.

Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied [either].

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

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

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

When the grass is gone, then green growth will appear, and the herbs of the mountains will be gathered.

The lambs will supply wool for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field.

And there will be goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.

The unjust fled and none pursuing, and the just shall be confident as the young lion.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

One poor man oppressing another by violence, is like a continual rain that destroyeth the fruit.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

He who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.

Blessed and favored by God is the man who fears [sin and its consequence] at all times,
But he who hardens his heart [and is determined to sin] will fall into disaster.

Where the prince is without understanding, there is great oppression and wrong; but if he be such one as hateth covetousness, he shall long reign.

A man burdened by bloodguilt
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.

With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

An evil man is caught by sin,
but the righteous one sings and rejoices.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

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

All his anger, doth a dullard let go, but, a wise man, by keeping it back, stilleth it.

If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials will be wicked.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom, but a neglected child is disgraced [by] his mother.

Without revelation people run wild,
but one who listens to instruction will be happy.

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

He who pampers his servant from childhood, {arrogance will be his end}.

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

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal:

Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].

I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

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

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

He that bringeth up an evil report upon the generation of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.

[There is] a generation [that is] pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

A generation, how its eyes were raised up and its eyelashes will be lifted up.

The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!

There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."

The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

For three the earth was moved, and for four, which it shall not be able to lift up:

For a servant when he shall reign; and the foolish one when he shall be filled with bread;

For a hated woman when she shall be married and a maid when she shall inherit to her mistress.

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;