Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:

So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

Go to the ant, you slacker!
Observe its ways and become wise.

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult, and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.

Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],
But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],
How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!

The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, be to them who devise good.

In the heart of him who has understanding, wisdom rests, but [even] in the midst of fools it becomes known.

Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],
And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

The beginning of contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.

A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

A man lacking common sense gives a pledge
And becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.

He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,
And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.

Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

A man of want [is] he who loves pleasure; he who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

Train a child in the way appropriate for him, and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.

The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

Do not be among those who give pledges [involving themselves in others’ finances],
Or among those who become guarantors for others’ debts.

Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.

So shalt thou become, as one lying down in the heart of the sea, - or as one lying down on the top of the mastgear:

“They struck me, but I did not become ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will seek another drink.”

Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.

When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become tired of you and hate you.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him--even you.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.

Whoever works his farmland will have abundant food, but whoever chases fantasies will become very poor.

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

When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves;
But when the wicked perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become great.

One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.

When the righteous become great, the people rejoice, but, when a lawless man beareth rule, a people sigh.

If a ruler pays attention to lies [and encourages corruption],
All his officials will become wicked.

When the lawless become great, transgression increaseth, but, the righteous, shall behold, their ruin.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

Don’t slander a servant to his master
or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is satisfied [with] food;