1:12 We will swallow them alive like Sheol,
those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.
2:18 For her house sinks down to death,
and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.
12:25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,
but an encouraging word brings him joy.
14:1 Every wise woman builds her household,
but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
14:32 The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble,
but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
15:25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.
18:8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down into the person’s innermost being.
21:22 The wise person can scale the city of the mighty
and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.
25:28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall,
so is a person who cannot control his temper.
26:22 The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels;
they go down into a person’s innermost being.
29:4 A king brings stability to a land by justice,
but one who exacts tribute tears it down.