'Man' in the Bible

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

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

In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

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

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

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.

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

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

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.

The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

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.

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

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

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.