1:4 To impart shrewdness to the morally naive,
and a discerning plan to the young person.
5:9 lest you give your vigor to others
and your years to a cruel person,
6:19 a false witness who pours out lies,
and a person who spreads discord among family members.
9:7 Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult;
whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.
10:8 The wise person accepts instructions,
but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
10:22 The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow to it.
11:7 When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes,
and the hope of his strength perishes.
11:8 The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked turns up in his stead.
11:18 The wicked person earns deceitful wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
12:12 The wicked person desires a stronghold,
but the righteous root endures.
12:22 The Lord abhors a person who lies,
but those who deal truthfully are his delight.
12:24 The diligent person will rule,
but the slothful will become a slave.
12:27 The lazy person does not roast his prey,
but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
13:16 Every shrewd person acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays his folly.
14:6 The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none,
but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
14:7 Leave the presence of a foolish person,
or you will not understand wise counsel.
15:20 A wise child brings joy to his father,
but a foolish person despises his mother.
15:31 The person who hears the reproof that leads to life
is at home among the wise.
16:5 The Lord abhors every arrogant person;
rest assured that they will not go unpunished.
16:9 A person plans his course,
but the Lord directs his steps.
16:28 A perverse person spreads dissension,
and a gossip separates the closest friends.
16:29 A violent person entices his neighbor,
and leads him down a path that is terrible.
17:11 An evil person seeks only rebellion,
and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
17:23 A wicked person receives a bribe secretly
to pervert the ways of justice.
17:26 It is terrible to punish a righteous person,
and to flog honorable men is wrong.
17:27 The truly wise person restrains his words,
and the one who stays calm is discerning.
18:3 When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him,
and with shame comes a reproach.
18:12 Before destruction the heart of a person is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
18:14 A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness –
but who can bear a crushed spirit?
18:16 A person’s gift makes room for him,
and leads him before important people.
18:23 A poor person makes supplications,
but a rich man answers harshly.
19:3 A person’s folly subverts his way,
and his heart rages against the Lord.
19:4 Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is separated from his friend.
19:15 Laziness brings on a deep sleep,
and the idle person will go hungry.
20:3 It is an honor for a person to cease from strife,
but every fool quarrels.
20:6 Many people profess their loyalty,
but a faithful person – who can find?
20:7 The righteous person behaves in integrity;
blessed are his children after him.
21:24 A proud and arrogant person, whose name is “Scoffer,”
acts with overbearing pride.
22:9 A generous person will be blessed,
for he gives some of his food to the poor.
22:12 The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.
23:6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person,
do not crave his delicacies;
24:8 The one who plans to do evil
will be called a scheming person.
24:20 for the evil person has no future,
and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
25:9 When you argue a case with your neighbor,
do not reveal the secret of another person,
25:25 Like cold water to a weary person,
so is good news from a distant land.
26:19 so is a person who deceives his neighbor,
and says, “Was I not only joking?”
27:20 As Death and Destruction are never satisfied,
so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.
28:3 A poor person who oppresses the weak
is like a driving rain without food.
28:21 To show partiality is terrible,
for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.
28:22 The stingy person hastens after riches
and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
28:25 The greedy person stirs up dissension,
but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
29:11 A fool lets fly with all his temper,
but a wise person keeps it back.