2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom,
and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
2:8 to guard the paths of the righteous
and to protect the way of his pious ones.
3:11 My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord,
and do not loathe his rebuke.
3:20 By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open,
and the clouds drip down dew.
3:31 Do not envy a violent man,
and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;
6:14 he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart,
he spreads contention at all times.
6:28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without scorching his feet?
6:33 He will be beaten and despised,
and his reproach will not be wiped away;
8:31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth,
and delighting in its people.
10:19 When words abound, transgression is inevitable,
but the one who restrains his words is wise.
11:1 The Lord abhors dishonest scales,
but an accurate weight is his delight.
11:8 The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked turns up in his stead.
11:12 The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom,
but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
12:22 The Lord abhors a person who lies,
but those who deal truthfully are his delight.
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.
14:15 A naive person believes everything,
but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
14:21 The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
15:27 The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household,
but whoever hates bribes will live.
16:27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil,
and his slander is like a scorching fire.
16:29 A violent person entices his neighbor,
and leads him down a path that is terrible.
17:13 As for the one who repays evil for good,
evil will not leave his house.
17:19 The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression;
whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.
17:27 The truly wise person restrains his words,
and the one who stays calm is discerning.
18:1 One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires;
he rejects all sound judgment.
18:2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding
but only in disclosing what is on his mind.
18:6 The lips of a fool enter into strife,
and his mouth invites a flogging.
18:9 The one who is slack in his work
is a brother to one who destroys.
19:4 Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is separated from his friend.
20:7 The righteous person behaves in integrity;
blessed are his children after him.
20:8 A king sitting on the throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.
20:27 The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord,
searching all his innermost parts.
20:28 Loyal love and truth preserve a king,
and his throne is upheld by loyal love.
21:25 What the sluggard desires will kill him,
for his hands refuse to work.
22:8 The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble,
and the rod of his fury will end.
22:9 A generous person will be blessed,
for he gives some of his food to the poor.
22:25 lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
23:6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person,
do not crave his delicacies;
24:5 A wise warrior is strong,
and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;
24:7 Wisdom is unattainable for a fool;
in court he does not open his mouth.
24:18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased,
and turn his wrath away from him.
25:5 remove the wicked from before the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
25:22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
lest you yourself also be like him.
26:11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his folly.
26:14 Like a door that turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation
than seven people who respond with good sense.
26:19 so is a person who deceives his neighbor,
and says, “Was I not only joking?”
27:16 Whoever hides her hides the wind
or grasps oil with his right hand.
29:1 The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes
will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.
29:10 Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity;
as for the upright, they seek his life.
29:11 A fool lets fly with all his temper,
but a wise person keeps it back.
29:12 If a ruler listens to lies,
all his ministers will be wicked.
29:14 If a king judges the poor in truth,
his throne will be established forever.
29:21 If someone pampers his servant from youth,
he will be a weakling in the end.
30:4 Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended?
Who has gathered up the winds in his fists?
Who has bound up the waters in his cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is his son’s name? – if you know!
30:31 a strutting rooster, a male goat,
and a king with his army around him.
31:1 The words of King Lemuel,
an oracle that his mother taught him: