1:33 But the one who listens to me will live in security,
and will be at ease from the dread of harm.
6:26 for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread,
but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
9:12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage,
but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.
10:1 The Proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father rejoice,
but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
10:5 The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son,
but the one who sleeps during the harvest
is a son who brings shame to himself.
10:15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city,
but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.
11:11 A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright,
but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
11:15 The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble,
but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
11:21 Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,
but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
12:4 A noble wife is the crown of her husband,
but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.
12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood,
but the words of the upright will deliver them.
12:10 A righteous person cares for the life of his animal,
but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.
13:22 A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren,
but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
13:24 The one who spares his rod hates his child,
but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
14:2 The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
14:28 A king’s glory is the abundance of people,
but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.
15:19 The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,
but the path of the upright is like a highway.
16:22 Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it,
but folly leads to the discipline of fools.
17:24 Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person,
but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
18:24 A person who has friends may be harmed by them,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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.
19:12 A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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.
20:4 The sluggard will not plow during the planting season,
so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.
21:20 There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise,
but a foolish person devours all he has.
22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
23:7 for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you;
24:16 Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again,
but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.
27:3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
28:10 The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way
will himself fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.
28:19 The one who works his land will be satisfied with food,
but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.
28:20 A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings,
but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
28:27 The one who gives to the poor will not lack,
but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
29:18 When there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint,
but the one who keeps the law, blessed is he!