| 1 | Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. |
| 2 | A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. |
| 3 | The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts. |
| 4 | A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
| 5 | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
| 6 | Children’s children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers. |
| 7 | Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. |
| 8 | A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| 9 | He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. |
| 10 | A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. |
| 11 | An evil {man} seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| 12 | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| 13 | Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
| 14 | The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. |
| 15 | He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the Lord. |
| 16 | Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}? |
| 17 | A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| 18 | A man void of understanding striketh hands, {and} becometh surety in the presence of his friend. |
| 19 | He loveth transgression that loveth strife: {and} he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
| 20 | He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
| 21 | He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. |
| 22 | A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
| 23 | A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. |
| 24 | Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are in} the ends of the earth. |
| 25 | A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. |
| 26 | Also to punish the just {is} not good, {nor} to strike princes for equity. |
| 27 | He that hath knowledge spareth his words: {and} a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. |
| 28 | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: {and} he that shutteth his lips {is esteemed} a man of understanding. |