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