1 TheLorddetests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright guides…

1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. 2 Good people obtain favor from theLord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes. 3 No one…

1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. 2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful…

1 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. 2 Whoever fears theLordwalks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious…

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly….

1 To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from theLordcomes the proper answer of the tongue. 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are…

1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. 2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share…

1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels. 2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. 3 When…

1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. 2 Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the…

1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;…