1 Better 2896 is a dry 2720 morsel 6595, and quietness 7962 therewith, than an house 1004 full 4392 of sacrifices 2077 with strife 7379.
2 A wise 7919 servant 5650 shall have rule 4910 over a son 1121 that causeth shame 954, and shall have part 2505 of the inheritance 5159 among 8432 the brethren 251.
3 The fining pot 4715 is for silver 3701, and the furnace 3564 for gold 2091: but the LORD 3068 trieth 974 the hearts 3826.
4 A wicked doer 7489 giveth heed 7181 to false 205 lips 8193; and a liar 8267 giveth ear 238 to a naughty 1942 tongue 3956.
5 Whoso mocketh 3932 the poor 7326 reproacheth 2778 his Maker 6213: and he that is glad 8056 at calamities 343 shall not be unpunished 5352.
6 Children's 1121 children 1121 are the crown 5850 of old men 2205; and the glory 8597 of children 1121 are their fathers 1.
7 Excellent 3499 speech 8193 becometh 5000 not a fool 5036: much less do lying 8267 lips 8193 a prince 5081.
8 A gift 7810 is as a precious 2580 stone 68 in the eyes 5869 of him that hath 1167 it: whithersoever it turneth 6437, it prospereth 7919.
9 He that covereth 3680 a transgression 6588 seeketh 1245 love 160; but he that repeateth 8138 a matter 1697 separateth 6504 very friends 441.
10 A reproof 1606 entereth 5181 more into a wise man 995 than an hundred 3967 stripes 5221 into a fool 3684.
11 An evil 7451 man seeketh 1245 only rebellion 4805: therefore a cruel 394 messenger 4397 shall be sent 7971 against him.
12 Let a bear 1677 robbed 7909 of her whelps meet 6298 a man 376, rather than 408 a fool 3684 in his folly 200.
13 Whoso rewardeth 7725 evil 7451 for good 2896, evil 7451 shall not depart 4185 4185 from his house 1004.
14 The beginning 7225 of strife 4066 is as when one letteth out 6362 water 4325: therefore leave off 5203 contention 7379, before 6440 it be meddled 1566 with.
15 He that justifieth 6663 the wicked 7563, and he that condemneth 7561 the just 6662, even they both 8147 are abomination 8441 to the LORD 3068.
16 Wherefore is there a price 4242 in the hand 3027 of a fool 3684 to get 7069 wisdom 2451, seeing he hath no heart 3820 to it?
17 A friend 7453 loveth 157 at all times 6256, and a brother 251 is born 3205 for adversity 6869.
18 A man 120 void 2638 of understanding 3820 striketh 8628 hands 3709, and becometh 6148 surety 6161 in the presence 6440 of his friend 7453.
19 He loveth 157 transgression 6588 that loveth 157 strife 4683: and he that exalteth 1361 his gate 6607 seeketh 1245 destruction 7667.
20 He that hath a froward 6141 heart 3820 findeth 4672 no good 2896: and he that hath a perverse 2015 tongue 3956 falleth 5307 into mischief 7451.
21 He that begetteth 3205 a fool 3684 doeth it to his sorrow 8424: and the father 1 of a fool 5036 hath no joy 8055.
22 A merry 8056 heart 3820 doeth good 3190 like a medicine 1456: but a broken 5218 spirit 7307 drieth 3001 the bones 1634.
23 A wicked 7563 man taketh 3947 a gift 7810 out of the bosom 2436 to pervert 5186 the ways 734 of judgment 4941.
24 Wisdom 2451 is before him that hath understanding 6440 995; but the eyes 5869 of a fool 3684 are in the ends 7097 of the earth 776.
25 A foolish 3684 son 1121 is a grief 3708 to his father 1, and bitterness 4470 to her that bare 3205 him.
26 Also to punish 6064 the just 6662 is not good 2896, nor to strike 5221 princes 5081 for equity 3476.
27 He that hath 3045 knowledge 1847 spareth 2820 his words 561: and a man 376 of understanding 8394 is of an excellent 3368 7119 spirit 7307.
28 Even a fool 191, when he holdeth his peace 2790, is counted 2803 wise 2450: and he that shutteth 331 his lips 8193 is esteemed a man of understanding 995.