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¹ A soft answer turns back wrath, but a hurtful word stirs up anger.

² The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

³ The eyes of Jehovah are in every place watching the evil and the good.

⁴ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break of the spirit.

⁵ A fool despises his father's instruction, but he keeping correction is sensible.

⁶ In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the gain of the wicked is tumult.

⁷ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the fool is not so.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is a hateful thing to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

⁹ The way of the wicked is hateful to Jehovah, but He loves him who pursues righteousness.

¹⁰ Discipline is grievous to him who forsakes the way, he who hates reproof shall die.

¹¹ Hell and destruction are before Jehovah; even more the hearts of the sons of men!

¹² A scorner does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.

¹³ A joyful heart makes a good face, but by grief of heart the spirit is stricken.

¹⁴ The heart of the understanding one seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

¹⁵ All the days of the afflicted are evil, but gladness of heart is a continual feast.

¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah than great treasure and tumult with it.¹⁷ Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.

¹⁸ A furious man stirs up quarreling, but he who is slow to anger calms fighting.

¹⁹ The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is exalted.

²⁰ A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Foolishness is joy to him who lacks understanding, but a man of understanding directs his going.

²² Without counsel purposes are broken, but by many counselors they rise.

²³ A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and how good is a word in its season!

²⁴ The path of life is upward to the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol downward.

²⁵ Jehovah will destroy the house of the proud, but He will set up the widow's border.

²⁶ The thoughts of the wicked are very hateful to Jehovah, but the words of pleasantness are pure.

²⁷ He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous muses how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

²⁹ Jehovah is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰ The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, a good report makes the bones fat.

³¹ The ear that hears the reproof of life shall remain among the wise.

³² He casting off correction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gets understanding.

³³ The fear of Jehovah is instruction in wisdom, and before honor is humility.