Skip to content- 1Verse 1. Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
- 2Verse 2. A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- 3Verse 3. A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- 4Verse 4. A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
- 5Verse 5. He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
- 6Verse 6. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
- 7Verse 7. Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
- 8Verse 8. A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- 9Verse 9. Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- 10Verse 10. A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- 11Verse 11. An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- 12Verse 12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- 13Verse 13. If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
- 14Verse 14. To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- 15Verse 15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
- 16Verse 16. Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- 17Verse 17. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- 18Verse 18. A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- 19Verse 19. He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
- 20Verse 20. The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- 21Verse 21. A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- 22Verse 22. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- 23Verse 23. A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- 24Verse 24. Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- 25Verse 25. A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- 26Verse 26. It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
- 27Verse 27. A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- 28Verse 28. Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.