| 1: Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish
plucketh it down with her hands. |
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| 2: He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he
that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. |
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| 3:
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of
the wise shall preserve them. |
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| 4: Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by
the strength of the ox. |
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| 5: A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will
utter lies. |
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| 6: A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is
easy unto him that understandeth. |
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| 7: Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest
not in him the lips of knowledge. |
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| 8: The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the
folly of fools is deceit. |
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| 9: Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is
favour. |
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| 10: The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with his joy. |
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| 11: The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the
tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. |
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| 12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death. |
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| 13: Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that
mirth is heaviness. |
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| 14: The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:
and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. |
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| 15: The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh
well to his going. |
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| 16: A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool
rageth, and is confident. |
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| 17: He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked
devices is hated. |
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| 18: The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with
knowledge. |
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| 19: The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of
the righteous. |
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| 20: The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich
hath many friends. |
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| 21: He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath
mercy on the poor, happy is he. |
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| 22: Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall
be to them that devise good. |
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| 23: In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips
tendeth only to penury. |
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| 24: The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of
fools is folly. |
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| 25: A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness
speaketh lies. |
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| 26: In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his
children shall have a place of refuge. |
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| 27: The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from
the snares of death. |
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| 28: In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the
want of people is the destruction of the prince. |
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| 29: He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he
that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. |
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| 30: A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the
rottenness of the bones. |
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| 31: He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he
that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. |
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| 32: The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the
righteous hath hope in his death. |
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| 33: Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding:
but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. |
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| 34: Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any
people. |
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| 35: The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is
against him that causeth shame. |
