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 \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w** 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 \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w**.
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.