1:11 If they say, “Come with us!
We will lie in wait to shed blood;
we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.
10:15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city,
but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.
11:21 Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,
but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
12:9 Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant,
than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.
12:10 A righteous person cares for the life of his animal,
but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.
12:14 A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,
and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.
13:22 A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren,
but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
17:12 It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs,
than to encounter a fool in his folly.
17:24 Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person,
but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
18:4 The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters,
and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
18:10 The name of the Lord is like a strong tower;
the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
18:11 The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city,
and it is like a high wall in his imagination.
18:20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied,
with the product of his lips is he satisfied.
18:24 A person who has friends may be harmed by them,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
19:1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
19:7 All the relatives of a poor person hate him;
how much more do his friends avoid him –
he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.
19:19 A person with great anger bears the penalty,
but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.
19:21 There are many plans in a person’s mind,
but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
19:25 Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence;
correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
21:20 There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise,
but a foolish person devours all he has.
22:29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will take his position before kings;
he will not take his position before obscure people.
24:16 Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again,
but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.
25:19 Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint,
so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble.
26:17 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.
27:21 As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold,
so a person is proved by the praise he receives.
28:6 A poor person who walks in his integrity is better
than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
28:20 A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings,
but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
29:27 An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.