Better is a dry
morsel
, and quietness
therewith, than an house
full
of sacrifices
with strife
.
A wise servant
shall have rule
over a son
that causeth shame
, and shall have part
of the inheritance
among
the brethren
.
The fining pot is for silver
, and the furnace
for gold
: but the LORD
trieth
the hearts
.
A wicked doer giveth heed
to false
lips
; and a liar
giveth ear
to a naughty
tongue
.
Whoso mocketh the poor
reproacheth
his Maker
: and he that is glad
at calamities
shall not be unpunished
.
Children's children
are the crown
of old men
; and the glory
of children
are their fathers
.
Excellent speech
becometh
not a fool
: much less do lying
lips
a prince
.
A gift is as a precious
stone
in the eyes
of him that hath
it: whithersoever it turneth
, it prospereth
.
He that covereth a transgression
seeketh
love
; but he that repeateth
a matter
separateth
very friends
.
A reproof entereth
more into a wise man
than an hundred
stripes
into a fool
.
An evil man seeketh
only rebellion
: therefore a cruel
messenger
shall be sent
against him.
Let a bear robbed
of her whelps meet
a man
, rather than
a fool
in his folly
.
Whoso rewardeth evil
for good
, evil
shall not depart
from his house
.
The beginning of strife
is as when one letteth out
water
: therefore leave off
contention
, before
it be meddled
with.
He that justifieth the wicked
, and he that condemneth
the just
, even they both
are abomination
to the LORD
.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand
of a fool
to get
wisdom
, seeing he hath no heart
to it ?
A friend loveth
at all times
, and a brother
is born
for adversity
.
A man void
of understanding
striketh
hands
, and becometh
surety
in the presence
of his friend
.
He loveth transgression
that loveth
strife
: and he that exalteth
his gate
seeketh
destruction
.
He that hath a froward heart
findeth
no good
: and he that hath a perverse
tongue
falleth
into mischief
.
He that begetteth a fool
doeth it to his sorrow
: and the father
of a fool
hath no joy
.
A merry heart
doeth good
like a medicine
: but a broken
spirit
drieth
the bones
.
A wicked man taketh
a gift
out of the bosom
to pervert
the ways
of judgment
.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding
; but the eyes
of a fool
are in the ends
of the earth
.
A foolish son
is a grief
to his father
, and bitterness
to her that bare
him.
Also to punish the just
is not good
, nor to strike
princes
for equity
.
He that hath knowledge
spareth
his words
: and a man
of understanding
is of an excellent
spirit
.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace
, is counted
wise
: and he that shutteth
his lips
is esteemed a man of understanding
.