1 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house full of feasting with quarrels.
2 A servant with insight will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will have a share of the inheritance among the brothers.
3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests hearts.
4 A wrongdoer pays attention to wicked lips; a liar listens closely to a ruinous tongue.
5 One who mocks the poor insults his Maker; one who rejoices at disaster will not escape punishment.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and fathers are the glory of their sons.
7 Lofty speech does not suit a fool; still less do lying lips suit a noble.
8 A bribe is a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 One who covers over an offense seeks love, but one who repeats a matter drives close friends apart.
10 A reprimand sinks deeper into a discerning man than a hundred lashes into a fool.
11 An evil man is bent only on rebellion, so a merciless messenger will be sent after him.
12 Sooner meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoever pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so drop the matter before the dispute breaks out.
15 Acquitting the wicked and condemning the righteous, the LORD detests them both.
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind for it?
17 A friend loves at every time, and a brother is born for the day of trouble.
18 A man without sense gives his hand in pledge and puts up surety for his neighbor.
19 One who loves transgression loves a quarrel; one who builds his gate high invites ruin.
20 A man with a crooked heart does not find good, and one with a twisted tongue falls into trouble.
21 Whoever begets a fool has grief, and the father of a senseless son has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 The wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to bend the paths of justice.
24 The discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a vexation to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26 To fine the righteous is not good either, nor to flog nobles for their uprightness.
27 One who holds back his words has knowledge, and one who is cool of spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is counted wise; when he closes his lips he is thought intelligent.