3:15 She is more precious than rubies,
and none of the things you desire can compare with her.
5:3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,
11:24 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy,
but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
15:17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
16:19 It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted
than to share the spoils with the proud.
17:1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness
than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person
than a hundred blows on a fool.
19:22 What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love,
and a poor person is better than a liar.
21:19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.
26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
28:23 The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor
than the one who flatters with the tongue.
29:20 Do you see someone who is hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any other human being,
and I do not have human understanding;