Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?
A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach.
A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?
A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?
It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.
A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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