1Every wise woman builds her house; But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
2He who walks in his uprightness fears Yehovah; But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness utters lies.
6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and does not find it; But knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And you shall not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
9A trespass-offering mocks fools; But among the upright there is good will.
10The heart knows its own bitterness; And a stranger does not share in its joy.
11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12There is a way which seems right to a man; But its end is the ways of death.
13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is grief.
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15The simple believes every word; But the prudent man looks well to his going.
16A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool carries himself insolently, and is confident.
17He who is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
18The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
20The poor is hated even by his own neighbor; But the rich has many friends.
21He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.
22Do those who devise evil not go astray? But mercy and truth shall be to those who devise good.
23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tends only to poverty.
24The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.
25A true witness delivers souls; But he who utters lies causes deceit.
26In the fear of Yehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
27The fear of Yehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
28In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29He who is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker; But he who has mercy on the needy honors him.
32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.
34Righteousness exalts a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
35The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely; But his wrath will be against him who causes shame.