aBetter is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of 1feasting with strife.
2A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
3The arefining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But bthe LORD tests hearts.
4An aevildoer listens to wicked lips; A 1liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5He who mocks the apoor taunts his Maker; He who brejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6aGrandchildren are the crown of old men, And the bglory of sons is their fathers.
71 aExcellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are blying lips to a prince.
8A abribe is a 1charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9He who aconceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter bseparates intimate friends.
10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
11A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12Let a aman meet a bbear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
13He who areturns evil for good, bEvil will not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So aabandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
15He who ajustifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to abuy wisdom, When 1he has no sense?
17A afriend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
18A man lacking in 1sense 2 apledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
19He who aloves transgression loves strife; He who braises his door seeks destruction.
20He who has a crooked 1mind afinds no good, And he who is bperverted in his language falls into evil.
21He who asires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
22A ajoyful heart 1is good medicine, But a broken spirit bdries up the bones.
23A wicked man receives a abribe from the bosom To bpervert the ways of justice.
24Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the aeyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25A afoolish son is a grief to his father And bbitterness to her who bore him.
26It is also not good to afine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27He who arestrains his words 1has knowledge, And he who has a bcool spirit is a man of understanding.
28Even a fool, when he akeeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.