Read the Bible

¹ Unfriendly people are selfish
    and hate all good sense.

² Fools do not want to understand anything.
    They only want to tell others what they think.

³ Do something evil, and people won't like you.
    Do something shameful, and they will make fun of you.

⁴ Spoken words can be like deep water,
    but wisdom is like a flowing stream.

⁵ It is not good to honor the wicked
    or to be unfair to the innocent.

⁶ The words of fools start quarrels.
    They make people want to beat them.

⁷ The words of fools will ruin them;
    their own words will trap them.

⁸ The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.
    People like to gobble them up.

⁹ A person who doesn't work hard
    is just like someone who destroys things.

¹⁰ The Lord is like a strong tower;
    those who do right can run to him for safety.

¹¹ Rich people trust their wealth to protect them.
    They think it is like the high walls of a city.

¹² Proud people will be ruined,
    but the humble will be honored.

¹³ Anyone who answers without listening
    is foolish and confused.

¹⁴ The will to live can get you through sickness,
    but no one can live with a broken spirit.

¹⁵ The mind of a person with understanding gets knowledge;
    the wise person listens to learn more.

¹⁶ Taking gifts to important people
    will help get you in to see them.

¹⁷ The person who tells one side of a story seems right,
    until someone else comes and asks questions.

¹⁸ Throwing lots can settle arguments
    and keep the two sides from fighting.

¹⁹ A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city,
    and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

²⁰ People will be rewarded for what they say;
    they will be rewarded by how they speak.

²¹ What you say can mean life or death.
    Those who speak with care will be rewarded.

²² When a man finds a wife, he finds something good.
    It shows that the Lord is pleased with him.

²³ The poor beg for mercy,
    but the rich give rude answers.

²⁴ Some friends may ruin you,
    but a real friend will be more loyal than a brother.