| 1 | He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. |
| 2 | A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart. |
| 3 | The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him. |
| 4 | Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream. |
| 5 | It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. |
| 6 | The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. |
| 7 | The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. |
| 8 | The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. |
| 9 | He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works. |
| 10 | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted. |
| 11 | The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about. |
| 12 | Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. |
| 13 | He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion. |
| 14 | The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear? |
| 15 | A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction. |
| 16 | A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes. |
| 17 | The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him. |
| 18 | The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty. |
| 19 | A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. |
| 20 | Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him. |
| 21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof. |
| 22 | He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked. |
| 23 | The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly. |
| 24 | A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother. |
